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TRI-CON INDUSTRIES LTD

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TRI-CON INDUSTRIES LTD in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer TRI-CON INDUSTRIES LTD Report ID 20191010270
Address 4000 NW 44TH STREET City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68524
Event Date October 1, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Container caps, lids, covers
Industry (NAICS) 336991 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.85000, -96.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pour hole in a foam mold when the pour hole lid trapped the employee's hand, resulting in avulsions and lacerations to the right-hand fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2019, a worker at TRI-CON INDUSTRIES LTD in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with container caps, lids, covers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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