Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A., 6600 NW 27th Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68524
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee suffered a collapsed lung while lifting a jet ski hull that was raised on a hoist, pushing it sideways four feet to the press, and lowering it into place on the bonding machine. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOverhead hoists, unspecified
More severe injuries at Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A.
An employee was using a handheld cordless electric torque wrench. The tool's reaction arm came into contact with the employee's left hand, causing an amputation to the middle finger above the first knuckle.
An employee was using a remote control to operate a rail car mover to attach and relocate a subway car when their left hand was crushed between the rail car mover and the subway coupler, resulting in an amputation to the left hand.
On April 24, 2024, at about 8:30 AM, an employee was moving a die on a roller bed when their left middle and ring fingers became pinched between a guide wheel and the die. They sustained a crushing injury and lacerations to the fingers.
On July 21, 2022, an employee was compressing suspension springs in a hydraulic
spring press machine. He had compressed two springs that morning and while compressing the third spring, suffered a fingertip amputation when the retaining bolt that holds the spring in its compressed position failed and the spring expanded.
On November 9, 2023, an employee lifted a 70-pound package of paper bags, put it in a cart, and then pushed the cart to the front of the store by the cash registers. The employee sustained a collapsed lung.
An employee was providing medical treatment to injured persons involved in a motor vehicle accident. The employee was walking up and down a low-grade embankment carrying injured persons on transport equipment such as backboards. The employee sustained chest pain, and a possible cardiac related event with an elevated heart rate and elevated blood pressure.
On June 16, 2023, an employee was elevated in a scissor lift and was removing a pipe from a structure when they began experiencing back pain. The employee sustained a ruptured abdominal aneurysm from lifting/carrying/pulling pipe.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 336999)
An employee was cleaning mud out of the tracks of a mini excavator while the operator had the machine tilted up off the ground to one side. The tracks moved and the employee's left wrist was caught in the gears. The employee sustained puncture wounds to the wrist and two fractures.
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An employee was moving trucks in the yard. He was working between trucks when a back door swung open and caught their right hand against the frame of another truck. The employee sustained a crushing injury to a finger.
On August 21, 2025, a product development engineer was test riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on a test track when the ATV flipped over. The employee sustained a fractured clavicle and three fractured ribs.
On June 9, 2025, an employee was walking in the yard and parking area. The employee stepped up from the yard/parking lot onto a patio with an approximate 6" rise at the exterior corner of the main office. After his second foot was planted on the patio surface, he lost his balance and fell backward to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip that required surgery and a laceration to the elbow.
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.