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Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — FREMONT, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co. in FREMONT, NEBRASKA
Employer Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co. Report ID 2024010062
Address 2073 North Radenmakers Way City, State ZIP FREMONT, NEBRASKA 68025
Event Date January 3, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary Source Screwdrivers
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # 1720145
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -96.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unscrewing fasteners to remove the guarding for a roll former machine to expose two sets of rollers. The employee then placed a flathead screwdriver perpendicular against the edge of one of the wheels in the set furthest away from his position to remove galvanized build-up. During this process, the screwdriver hit the wheel and was pulled into the rollers pinning the employee's left ring finger between the screwdriver handle and the machine. The shaft of the screwdriver then broke, releasing the employee's finger. The employee suffered a soft tissue injury and amputation of the left fourth digit. The machine was powered and operating at the time.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2024, a worker at Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co. in FREMONT, NEBRASKA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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