Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FREMONT, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co. | Report ID | 2024010236 |
| Address | 2073 North Radenmakers Way | City, State ZIP | FREMONT, NEBRASKA 68025 |
| Event Date | January 10, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332322 | Inspection # | 1720680 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.48000, -96.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing diagnostics on an automatic elbow machine when the forming piece that runs around in a channel severed the tip of his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 10, 2024, a worker at Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co. in FREMONT, NEBRASKA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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