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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022108967 · 10/12/2022 · Lincoln Industries

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Lincoln Industries
Location
600 West E Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68522
NAICS
332813
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was completing maintenance to adjust a plating barrel on a saddle. The employee reached over the drive shaft and their shirt became caught in the shaft. As the employee reached to dislodge their shirt, the employee's glove became caught in the drive shaft, causing amputation of the right ring and little fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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