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Timpte, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DAVID CITY, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Timpte, Inc. in DAVID CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Timpte, Inc. Report ID 20161211282
Address 1827 Industrial Road City, State ZIP DAVID CITY, NEBRASKA 68632
Event Date December 2, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 336212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.26000, -97.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a bolt from an I-bolt attached to the top frame rail of the side wall of a trailer. The bolt goes through the threaded portion of the I-bolt to hold it in place, and a crane hook goes through the I-bolt. The crane hook was still attached to the I-bolt. As the employee was removing the tension bolt, the crane trolley was moved, and the employee's finger was pinched/amputated between the bolt head and the trailer frame rail.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2016, a worker at Timpte, Inc. in DAVID CITY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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