E ENERGY ADAMS LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ADAMS, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at E ENERGY ADAMS LLC in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
Employer E ENERGY ADAMS LLC Report ID 2015085906
Address 13238 EAST ASPEN ROAD City, State ZIP ADAMS, NEBRASKA 68301
Event Date August 19, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 325193 Inspection # 1088033
GPS Coordinates 40.47000, -96.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a Cellunator when their left glove got entangled in one of the disks, amputating the left ring fingertip to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2015, a worker at E ENERGY ADAMS LLC in ADAMS, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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