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Lincoln Industries

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lincoln Industries in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer Lincoln Industries Report ID 2022108967
Address 600 West E Street City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68522
Event Date October 12, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
Secondary Source Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Industry (NAICS) 332813 Inspection # 1628892
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -96.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was completing maintenance to adjust a plating barrel on a saddle. The employee reached over the drive shaft and their shirt became caught in the shaft. As the employee reached to dislodge their shirt, the employee's glove became caught in the drive shaft, causing amputation of the right ring and little fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 12, 2022, a worker at Lincoln Industries in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with painting, priming, metal coating machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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