Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — 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.
Context
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