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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010166 · 1/7/2022 · SOUTHWARK METAL MANUFACTURING CO.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
SOUTHWARK METAL MANUFACTURING CO.
Location
2073 N. RADEMAKERS WAY, FREMONT, NEBRASKA, 68025
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a piece of sheet metal onto a shear. The material clamping device came down on the employee's left middle finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip and the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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