LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—
LINCOLN INDUSTRIES
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at LINCOLN INDUSTRIES, 600 WEST "E" STREET, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68522 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Three employees were moving a cabinet through a storage room. The cabinet bumped a cart holding a rack; the rack began to teeter, then fell and struck one employee's right hand while it was on the handle of the cart. The employee's right little finger was medically amputated at the knuckle.
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