Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A.
Start: 7/21/2022

1 amputation · 2022076400 · 7/21/2022 · Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers

Employer

Name: Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A.
Location: 6600 NW 27th Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68524
NAICS: 336999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 21, 2022, an employee was compressing suspension springs in a hydraulic spring press machine. He had compressed two springs that morning and while compressing the third spring, suffered a fingertip amputation when the retaining bolt that holds the spring in its compressed position failed and the spring expanded.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown