Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AMERICAN BLUE RIBBON HOLDINGS, LLC, 6607 N 72 ST, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68122
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was putting pies in a pie display case when her finger got caught on the side of the display door. She suffered a deep laceration and fracture to her left pinky finger, requiring surgery.
An employee was preparing the serving line area for the evening meal. He was cleaning a stainless steel table when his left middle finger got stuck in a gap where a raised ledge is affixed to the table. As he pulled his finger from the space, his fingertip was amputated.
An employee was unloading goods from a pallet and putting them onto metal shelves when their wedding ring got caught on a shelf and their finger was amputated.
An employee was in the back of a dump truck emptying a bag from a mower. When he placed his hand on the side of the truck and as he came down from the truck, his ring became caught. The employee sustained an amputation to his ring finger.
On May 18, 2023, a maintenance employee was descending a fixed ladder when his ring was caught on a ladder rung. The employee sustained a fracture to the left ring finger that required surgery.
An employee was unloading a pipe from a fitted rack on his truck. As the employee grabbed a pipe strap, his glove became caught. The employee then went to step off the back of the truck and the top inch of his left hand ring finger was partially amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 722511)
An employee pulled out a bucket of hot oil from under the fryer. The employee then stood on the table to clean the back wall. He stepped down into the bucket of hot oil, resulting in third-degree burns to his left leg.
An employee was walking through the retail store when they tripped over a display rack and fell. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their left shoulder, left elbow, and left wrist.
An employee was on a roof servicing a refrigeration system. They were using a ladder to get off the roof when they fell, resulting in a shattered left heel that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.