Regional Supplemental Services Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Regional Supplemental Services Inc. in NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Regional Supplemental Services Inc. Report ID 2023043838
Address 2221 Industrial Rd City, State ZIP NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA 68410
Event Date April 29, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # 1668376
GPS Coordinates 40.66000, -95.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the assembly line when he stopped the machine to remove stuck rubber material. After freeing the rubber material, the blade on the machine came down and lacerated his left little and ring fingers. The left ring fingertip was medically amputated. The machine was guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2023, a worker at Regional Supplemental Services Inc. in NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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