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KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., USA

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., USA in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., USA Report ID 2020099052
Address 6600 NW 27TH STREET City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68501
Event Date September 23, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Bending, crimping machines
Industry (NAICS) 336999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.87000, -96.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a tube bender machine when a component of the machine shifted and caught the employee's left ring finger in a shear point. The finger was amputated from the nail to the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2020, a worker at KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., USA in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bending, crimping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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