Omaha Steel Castings Company, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — WAHOO, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Omaha Steel Castings Company, LLC in WAHOO, NEBRASKA
Employer Omaha Steel Castings Company, LLC Report ID 2021108921
Address 921 E 12th St. City, State ZIP WAHOO, NEBRASKA 68066
Event Date October 16, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1560765
GPS Coordinates 41.21000, -96.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting steel castings. A pneumatic vise caught the employee's finger, causing an amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 16, 2021, a worker at Omaha Steel Castings Company, LLC in WAHOO, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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