Michels Corporation
Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — PAPILLION, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Michels Corporation | Report ID | 20191011202 |
| Address | 66th and Centenial Rd | City, State ZIP | PAPILLION, NEBRASKA 68133 |
| Event Date | October 27, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Bags, sacks |
| Secondary Source | Drills-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | 1441646 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.18000, -96.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was painting a 4" pipe when he tried to clean the residual paint off the paint mixer drill bit attachment. He was using a nylon sack to wipe the excess paint off when the drill was inadvertently activated. His left pinky finger became wrapped in the nylon sack material, resulting in a finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 27, 2019, a worker at Michels Corporation in PAPILLION, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with bags, sacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.
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