Zoetis, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Zoetis, Inc. | Report ID | 2023098139 |
| Address | 601 W. Cornhusker | City, State ZIP | LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68521 |
| Event Date | September 5, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Punch presses |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.83000, -96.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was greasing the tooling on a punch press while manually rotating the punches. His finger was caught along the top of the punches, resulting in an a partial amputation of the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On September 5, 2023, a worker at Zoetis, Inc. in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with punch presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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