Foundation Building Materials

Injured by object held or wielded by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Foundation Building Materials in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer Foundation Building Materials Report ID 2025043169
Address 1245 South 95 Street City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68501
Event Date April 4, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Injured by object held or wielded by person Source of Injury Strapping, bands
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -96.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering construction materials and was trying to loosen a tie down on the back of the truck. When the strap came loose it caused the ratchet bar to jolt forward pinching their left little finger between the ratchet bar and forks on the back of the truck and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 4, 2025, a worker at Foundation Building Materials in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object held or wielded by person, with strapping, bands identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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