Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WAHOO, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC in WAHOO, NEBRASKA
Employer Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC Report ID 20181011115
Address 921 E 12th St. City, State ZIP WAHOO, NEBRASKA 68066
Event Date October 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary Source Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.21000, -96.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dumping a quench tank slag barrel into a dumpster when he grabbed the barrel and it slipped, creating a pinch point on the barrel and self-tipping hopper that amputated the distal phalanges on his right middle and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2018, a worker at Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC in WAHOO, 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 barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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