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Lozier

Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — OMAHA, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lozier in OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Employer Lozier Report ID 2018010162
Address 6316 John J. Pershing Drive City, State ZIP OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68110
Event Date January 5, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Welding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 337212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.31000, -95.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a step stool and locking out/tagging out an air valve on a bracket welder machine when her right second digit was caught between the frame and doors (guarding) on the back side of the machine. When she stepped down, her second digit fingertip was amputated to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On January 5, 2018, a worker at Lozier in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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