Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NCI Group Inc., 1011 Ellison Ave, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68110
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee reached onto the top of a piece of equipment to get a tape measure and his thumb was caught in a pinch point resulting in amputation of the thumb between the knuckle and finger nail.
An employee was moving bar stock. The employee's left index finger was caught and crushed between a conveyor roller and a piece of the stock. The finger was medically amputated.
An employee was moving bar stock on the conveyor for a vertical bandsaw. The conveyor actuated, and his left index finger was crushed between a conveyor roller and the piece of bar stock he was working with. The fingertip was medically amputated.
An employee had just lowered a spreader bar using a crane. When he removed the hook and raised the crane, it clipped the spreader bar and caused it to tilt over, landing on his left foot. The employee was hospitalized with a left foot fracture.
An employee was making adjustments to a limit switch located inside the slide gate electrical box. The motor actuated and his hand was caught between the chain and the sprocket. The employee sustained a laceration to the right hand that required stitches and hospitalization.
On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
An employee was driving a forklift when its right front wheel dropped off a 6-inch curb. The forklift rolled over and trapped him against the concrete surface. He suffered a broken pelvis, ribs, and collarbone, as well as a collapsed lung.
An employee was operating a brake press when the top die broke, causing the bottom die to roll out and onto the employee's legs. Both of the employee's legs were crushed below the knee, and both legs were partially amputated. The employee's left leg was also fractured above the knee.
An employee was performing routine maintenance on a shear machine when the machine's foot pedal was engaged and the blade contacted his right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to tighten down a metal packaging band for shipping. The metal band broke and struck the employee across their face, cutting their left face/eye area. The employee was hospitalized.
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.