Regional Supplemental Services Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — 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.
Context
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