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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024076292 · 7/12/2024 · Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
Source
Other miscellaneous machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Rail vehicle unspecified

Employer

Name
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A.
Location
6500 NW 27th Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68524
NAICS
336510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a remote control to operate a rail car mover to attach and relocate a subway car when their left hand was crushed between the rail car mover and the subway coupler, resulting in an amputation to the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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