Eaton Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Eaton Corporation | Report ID | 2025043170 |
| Address | 4200 Hiway 30 E | City, State ZIP | KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 68847 |
| 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 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336310 | Inspection # | 1817078 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.70000, -99.02000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance technician was cleaning a piece of equipment that is used to pump grease when their hand became caught between a pulley and belt on the equipment. The employee sustained a right middle fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 4, 2025, a worker at Eaton Corporation in KEARNEY, 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 machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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