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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024065351 · 6/17/2024 · Metalworks Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Material handling and warehousing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Metalworks Inc.
Location
301 P Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68508
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was servicing an automatic load machine that raises up and down. The equipment lowered approximately 1 inch and their right middle finger got caught between a chain and pulley, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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