Hitachi Energy USA Inc.
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | Hitachi Energy USA Inc. | Report ID | 2025054701 |
| Address | 500 W Highway 94 | City, State ZIP | JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65101 |
| Event Date | May 19, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Cranes unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Power lines, transformers, convertors | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 335311 | Inspection # | 1827035 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.59000, -92.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assembling a transformer by putting a coil that is suspended by a crane into the metal transformer housing on the ground. To prevent the coil from touching the housing, sheets of cardboard are placed between the coils and housing. During this process, the employee's finger was caught between one of the sheets and the housing as the transformer was being hoisted off the ground. This resulted in amputation of the tip of the employee's right thumb.
Incident Summary
On May 19, 2025, a worker at Hitachi Energy USA Inc. in JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with cranes unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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