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Ozarks Welding & Fabrication LLC

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — PLYMOUTH, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ozarks Welding & Fabrication LLC in PLYMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Employer Ozarks Welding & Fabrication LLC Report ID 2024076324
Address Tallgrass East Meter Station City, State ZIP PLYMOUTH, NEBRASKA 68424
Event Date July 12, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.29000, -97.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was positioning a pipe for welding when his left middle finger got pinched between the pipe and a spacer, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2024, a worker at Ozarks Welding & Fabrication LLC in PLYMOUTH, NEBRASKA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with pipes, tubes metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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