OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Lozier Corporation
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lozier Corporation, 6316 John J. Pershing Drive, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68110 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was placing a box on a belt conveyor when the employee's left thumb was caught and amputated at the tip.
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Lozier Corporation
An employee was repairing a hydraulic lift table and installed a locking chock on it. As he was working, the lift table collapsed, pushing the chock out and crushing his left arm. He sustained a fractured radius and ulna. The lift table was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
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Lozier Corporation
An employee's hand was on a spindle that controls flaps on a CNC saw machine. The flaps move up and down to guard and remove boards from the saw. The employee's left thumb was caught between the flaps, resulting in an amputation.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Lozier Corporation
An employee began experiencing nausea and dizziness due to heat illness. The employee was hospitalized.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
LOZIER CORPORATION
An employee was forming a part on a press brake. His left middle finger was pinched between the part being formed and the face/ram of the press brake, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.
JOPLIN, MISSOURI—
LOZIER CORPORATION
On July 3, 2018, a welder began to feel sick and went home. He was hospitalized the following morning to treat a heat-related illness that affected kidney function.
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