EATON CORPORATION
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
| Employer | EATON CORPORATION | Report ID | 2022021471 |
| Address | 4200 HIGHWAY 30 EAST | City, State ZIP | KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 68848 |
| Event Date | February 15, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 522130 | Inspection # | 1580202 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.70000, -99.02000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to retrieve valves that had fallen below the carriage of an eddy current tester. When he retrieved the valve the carriage of the test machine amputated his left little fingertip.
Incident Summary
On February 15, 2022, a worker at EATON CORPORATION in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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