LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
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 — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
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.
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