Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-28	Omaha	Ne	Stephens & Smith Construction Co, Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was sitting on a stool while working on a trailer and stood up to reposition the stool. At the same time, the stool's cushion fell off, exposing the cylinder of the chair. The employee lost balance and fell onto the cylinder of the chair, causing abrasions and lacerations to his abdomen.
2021-10-13	Omaha	Ne	CHI Health	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while walking from her car toward a building. She suffered a broken right hip.
2021-10-06	Omaha	Ne	Omaha Printing Company	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing an electrical box from a bailer. As they lowered the box to the ground using the forklift, personnel basket, and a come-along, they needed to adjust the load to get it to the floor. As the employee adjusted the come-along, the load shifted and the employee's wrist was caught between the basket and the box, resulting in a broken ulna and torn tendon.
2021-10-05	Omaha	Ne	Better Block and Brick	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was pouring concrete when they fell through a hole in the floor and hit the ground below. The employee sustained head trauma.
2021-09-21	Omaha	Ne	KELLOGG COMPANY	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a step ladder to access a conveyor belt 10 feet above the floor. He lost his footing on the ladder, reached out to grab something stable, and grabbed the tension roller. The running belt pulled his right hand and forearm in between the tensioner and the belt, causing a compound fracture to the humerus and radius.
2021-09-20	Omaha	Ne	DIMATIC DIE & TOOL COMPANY	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was cleaning the production area floor when she slipped on soap and fell, hitting the floor on her right side. The employee's right hip was broken.
2021-09-15	Omaha	Ne	Enterprise Precast Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hooking air lines to an empty trailer to return to the plant, and he used the steps on the fuel tank to exit the truck. The employee missed the bottom rung of the step, causing him to fall approximately 2 to 3 feet to the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-09-14	Omaha	Ne	OMAHA WILBERT VAULT, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was reaching under a concrete chute when it closed on his right middle finger. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-09-04	Omaha	Ne	Target	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking in the storeroom an employee tripped on a drying rack and fell on the floor breaking her right hip. The employee required surgery.
2021-08-25	Omaha	Ne	Conductix Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an emery cloth to polish a round stock bar on a conventional lathe. The shaft grabbed the emery cloth and pulled the employee's right hand against the shaft. He was able to get free, but the shaft then pulled his left hand and lower arm around itself. His forearm was broken.
2021-08-16	Omaha	Ne	BOTTLING GROUP, LLC	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was training on a lift when they struck a guardrail, resulting in a leg laceration.
2021-08-10	Omaha	Ne	Arctic Glacier	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was reaching to clean an empty bag on an ice bagging machine. A moving chain drive caught his right glove and pulled his middle finger through a sprocket. The fingertip was amputated at the nailbed. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2021-08-07	Omaha	Ne	Dave & Buster's	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was trying to help others on a roof when he fell from a ladder to the pavement below. He suffered a broken pelvis, two broken wrists, and a dislocated disk in his back.
2021-07-30	Omaha	Ne	United States Postal Service	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when their right index and middle fingers were caught between the frame of the forklift and a guardrail, resulting in fingertip amputations.
2021-07-25	Omaha	Ne	Graphic Packaging International	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a printing press. The press rollers caught the employee's right hand and degloved it.
2021-07-20	Omaha	Ne	Patriot Crane & Rigging	Fingertip(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Employees were adjusting the length of a spreader bar on rigging. The spreader collapsed and the injured employee's left middle finger was pulled into the spreader, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-02	Omaha	Ne	Mission Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assembling a vertical dough lift machine which required four bolts to assemble. The employee installed the top two bolts. While attempting to align the holes and install the bottom two bolts, the machine shifted and the employee's left little finger was caught in a pinch point resulting in amputation after the second knuckle.
2021-06-23	Omaha	Ne	ABM Parking Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a shuttle bus when it collided with another vehicle in a parking lot. The employee developed severe back pain and was hospitalized.
2021-06-15	Omaha	Ne	Omaha Zoological Society	Arm(s)	Mauled, clawed, or scratched by animal
An employee was trying to take a blood sample from a monkey when it scratched her left arm. She had an adverse reaction to the antiviral medication she received and was hospitalized the next day.
2021-06-10	Omaha	Ne	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed heat-related dehydration and became dizzy while making deliveries. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-21	Omaha	Ne	Consolidated Concrete LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A skid steer struck an employee as it backed up.
2021-05-03	Omaha	Ne	USPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed cramps and became ill while on his mail delivery route. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness.
2021-04-29	Omaha	Ne	Prairie Mechanical	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was installing an HVAC unit when his finger was caught in a belt and pulley system and amputated.
2021-04-23	Omaha	Ne	Hy-Vee	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was taking an online order out to a customer in a cart. The cart and items tipped over. While trying to keep them from falling to the ground, the employee suffered a crushed lower-back vertebra.
2021-04-12	Omaha	Ne	WESTGATE ASSISTED LIVING	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped while standing up from a chair, fell, and suffered a broken left hip.
2021-03-23	Omaha	Ne	Enterprise Rent-A-Car	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell on wet pavement while trying to get into a car. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the left leg.
2021-03-12	Omaha	Ne	Werner Enterprises	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was greasing the fifth wheel of a truck between the drive tires on the passenger side when the truck went into gear and rolled over the employee's left leg.
2021-02-25	Omaha	Ne	Merit Logistics Omaha	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was on a pallet jack, unloading pallets on a semi trailer. The employee's hand was trapped between the pallet jack's steering handle and the trailer door, causing finger fractures.
2021-02-22	Omaha	Ne	Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into work when she slipped on a patch of ice in the main plaza and fell. She suffered a broken right tibia and cartilage damage.
2021-02-14	Omaha	Ne	Werner Enterprises	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and snow while refueling a truck. The employee fell to the ground and suffered an injured right leg.
2021-01-25	Omaha	Ne	Phillips Manufacturing	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to his car, slipped on snow and ice, and fell. The employee sustained a fractured left femur.
2021-01-11	Omaha	Ne	Dimatic Die & Tool Co	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was setting up a robotic molding machine. The machine moved and struck his left hand, causing a laceration and a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-20	Omaha	Ne	OUTLOOK NEBRASKA INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding paper into a paper core machine when their finger got caught on a belt. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-15	Omaha	Ne	Phibro Animal Health Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding bags of minerals to a mixer. His fingers were caught in the rotating mixer blades while sweeping residual material into the opening resulting in amputation of the right index and middle fingertips. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2020-10-08	Omaha	Ne	Oxbow Animal Health	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's fingertip was amputated by a hay packaging machine.
2020-10-07	Omaha	Ne	Athleta	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee inhaled chemicals from a spray duster. The employee lost consciousness and hit her head, resulting in a skull contusion.
2020-10-06	Omaha	Ne	FISHER WINDOW CLEANING LLC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was cleaning windows and fell from the lower roof level approximately 10 feet resulting in a fractured leg.
2020-09-24	Omaha	Ne	Phillips Manufacturing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the rolling machine and crushed their left index finger and thumb. The index finger was amputated.
2020-09-22	Omaha	Ne	Creighton University	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending 3 to 4 stairs when he fell to the floor and hit his head. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture and subdural hematoma.
2020-09-10	Omaha	Ne	Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler & Brennan, P.C., L.L.O.	Thigh(s)	Slip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was returning to her work area within the office using crutches. Her crutch slipped on a tiled portion of the floor. The employee caught herself from falling with the leg that had the pre-existing injury. She was hospitalized for muscle trauma to the upper right leg.
2020-09-09	Omaha	Ne	Miller Electric Company	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was troubleshooting an inoperative 277-volt light relay. The employee made contact with an energized component and received an electric shock and burns.
2020-08-31	Omaha	Ne	TR Construction	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was lifting a portable generator out of the back of a truck with the help of another employee. The generator fell and the employee's left thumb was pinched between the frame and lifting handle. When the employee pulled his hand back, the tip of his left thumb was amputated.
2020-08-29	Omaha	Ne	Securitas	Arm(s)	Stings and venomous bites
A security officer was at a check-out gate, moving product inside a pickup bed, when a spider bit his arm. He developed a staphylococcus infection and was hospitalized.
2020-08-26	Omaha	Ne	Wal-Mart	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off a ladder cart when she fell from the last step, landing on the tile/concrete floor and suffering a broken leg and possible broken hip.
2020-08-20	Omaha	Ne	Nebraska Beef, LTD	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was washing down a conveyor belt. He slipped on a platform and his glove went into a 3/4-inch gap in the back of the chain guard. The chain drive pulled in his hand. He suffered amputations to the left ring and index fingers.
2020-08-20	Omaha	Ne	AP Plumbing, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was clearing soil away from an underground power line with a shovel. The shovel cut through the wire's insulation, resulting in an arc flash that caused first-degree burns to the employee's arms and neck.
2020-08-07	Omaha	Ne	Midwest Alarm Services, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while servicing an alarm system and hit the ground, resulting in an injured arm and femur.
2020-08-05	Omaha	Ne	NMS-Shared Services Systems	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was trimming shrubbery and fell approximately 4-5 feet from a ladder/wall before landing on concrete. He was hospitalized with a broken arm.
2020-08-03	Omaha	Ne	AGI-NECO	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling a support column when a metal shaving caught his glove and pulled his fingers around the drill bit. The drill bit amputated the tip of his left middle finger, damaged the tendon on his ring finger, and bruised his thumb, index finger, and pinky finger.
2020-07-22	Omaha	Nebraska	Quality Pork International, Inc	Forearm(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
When an employee reached for a falling ham both of the employee's forearms came in contact with the skinner machine and were lacerated.
2020-07-13	Omaha	Nebraska	Pre-Wel Manufactuing Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a piece of stainless steel into a shear press when their fingertip was pinched between the metal part and the base of the press. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-07-10	Omaha	Nebraska	Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by animal
An employee was loading cattle into a pen when two cows charged the employee causing internal injuries and a partially collapsed lung.
2020-07-03	Omaha	Nebraska	Chesterman Company	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A motorized pallet jack struck an employee's foot, breaking it.
2020-06-11	Omaha	Nebraska	Ford Storage and Moving Co	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was turning into the company parking lot when his tractor trailer tipped over. The employee sustained lacerations and a broken shoulder.
2020-06-09	Omaha	Nebraska	Builders Supply Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a 6-inch gutter coil machine. The machine was actuated and caught his finger, amputating the fingertip.
2020-06-08	Omaha	Nebraska	Charleston Homes, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was waiting to disconnect a box blade attachment from a tractor. The attachment rolled onto the employee's right foot, crushing the tip of the big toe.
2020-06-03	Omaha	Nebraska	Hy-Vee	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting deli meat. The deli slicer cut the employee's left index finger and the employee was hospitalized, requiring stitches.
2020-06-02	Omaha	Nebraska	Sampson Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a hand-held circular saw to cut a piece of wood lath. The blade contacted the employee's left index finger, resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle.
2020-05-29	Omaha	Nebraska	Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a saw when his hand slipped and his right pinky finger contacted the moving saw blade. He suffered an open fracture and partial amputation to his finger.
2020-05-05	Omaha	Nebraska	Tradesmen International	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
A temporary employee backed into a parked cement truck while operating a concrete buggy, resulting in contusions and lacerations to the right leg.
2020-05-05	Omaha	Nebraska	Menards, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was working in a lumber yard when a forklift backed into him, breaking his left leg.
2020-05-01	Omaha	Nebraska	Lozier	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to de-burr a piece of metal with a grinder. The tip of the employee's left middle finger was caught between the part, the table, and/or the sanding disc, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.
2020-04-20	Omaha	Nebraska	Hy-Vee	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading in the top of an open container when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the concrete ground, landing on his tailbone and injuring his lower back.
2020-04-13	Omaha	Nebraska	Pepsi Beverages Company	Knee(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee sustained a right knee contusion while operating a pallet jack.
2020-03-06	Omaha	Nebraska	Fiserv Inc	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was transporting a pallet containing two paper rolls (weighing about 900-1,000 pounds each) using a standup rider pallet jack. The pallet jack collided with another pallet, causing the rolls to shift. One struck his leg, breaking it.
2020-02-21	Omaha	Nebraska	YRC Freight	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was loading a semi-trailer when a load bar impacted a pallet. The pallet and load then struck the employee, who suffered a broken right leg.
2020-02-18	Omaha	Nebraska	CHI Health Service Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was putting papers away in a cubicle cabinet when she fell on the floor and broke her hip.
2020-01-30	Omaha	Nebraska	Hy-Vee Fulfilment Center	Head and trunk	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was getting ready to unload a truck. He extended the dock plate and was walking onto the truck when the truck driver pulled away to square the truck up, causing the dock plate to fall. The employee fell to the ground, hitting his head and landing on his back. He sustained contusions to his back and the back of his head.
2020-01-27	Omaha	Nebraska	Nebraska Machinery Company	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell on a carpeted area, suffering broken bones in the leg.
2020-01-20	Omaha	Nebraska	U-Haul Co. of Nebraska	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was climbing out of a truck when he slipped on ice and broke his ankle.
2020-01-17	Omaha	Nebraska	Central States Health & Life Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
The employee was trying to repair a snow blower in an enclosed garage. He was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from the blower, collapsed, and was hospitalized.
2020-01-08	Omaha	Nebraska	Omaha Box Company	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee tripped while stepping off a 12-inch-high workstation and fell to the floor, suffering a broken right hip.
2020-01-02	Omaha	Nebraska	CHI Health Lakeside Hospital	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was doing maintenance on an air handler machine. A part in the machine, still rotating after the power had been shut off, amputated part of his right ring finger and lacerated his little finger.
2019-09-18	Omaha	Nebraska	Walkers Constructing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting wood for a residential deck using a chop saw. The saw amputated his left thumb.
2019-09-10	Omaha	Nebraska	Crossmark, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by physical contact during horseplay
An employee fell to the ground after interacting with a fellow employee, fracturing the left ulna and requiring hospitalization.
2019-09-09	Omaha	Nebraska	National Concrete Cutting, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by the bucket of an excavator when the machine rotated. The employee sustained a broken right lower leg.
2019-09-07	Omaha	Nebraska	Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While observing two other maintenance employees troubleshoot a skinning machine, the injured employee's hand was caught between the tooth rollers of the skinning machine. The injured employee sustained the amputation of four digits.
2019-09-06	Omaha	Nebraska	Nebraska Beef, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut neck bones when the blade caused an amputation to their right middle fingertip.
2019-09-04	Omaha	Nebraska	Hill Brothers Transportation	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking in the yard when he tripped and fell to the ground, landing on and bruising his knee.
2019-08-19	Tomahawk	Wisconsin	Riverview Health Services	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was preparing a food cart when the employee suffered an abdominal strain, requiring hospitalization.
2019-08-17	Omaha	Nebraska	Skinner Baking Co.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the laminator machine. Their left hand was caught in the conveyor belt and fractured.
2019-08-16	Omaha	Nebraska	LOZIER CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
2019-07-19	Omaha	Nebraska	LKQ Midwest Autoparts Corp.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was working on a mezzanine when it collapsed. The employee fell to the floor and suffered shoulder and head injuries.
2019-07-08	Omaha	Nebraska	Watco Mechanical, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was hit and knocked to the ground by a fellow team member.
2019-06-03	Omaha	Nebraska	Centurylink Communications	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on wet grass and struck his head on the sidewalk. He was hospitalized for a concussion.
2019-05-24	Omaha	Nebraska	Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc.	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack and went to turn his pallet jack around when the jack slid on a piece of fat causing it to slide into a pillar that was holding a plastic roll holder. His left leg was caught between the plastic roll holder and the pallet jack resulting in a compound fracture to his leg.
2019-04-22	Omaha	Nebraska	Builders Supply Co., Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A temporary worker was nailing boards when a nail from a nail gun punctured his forearm.
2019-04-16	Omaha	Nebraska	55th Wing Civil Engineering Squadron	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing up an 18-foot fixed ladder. He fell to the cement floor about 15 feet below, suffering a broken right heel.
2019-03-22	Omaha	Nebraska	Riekes Equipment	Brain	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working on a load dock. The plate struck the employee's head, knocking the employee unconscious and causing a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-14	Omaha	Nebraska	Certified Transmission	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee on a step ladder was retrieving inventory from a shelf when he stepped back and fell off the ladder, suffering leg trauma.
2019-03-05	Omaha	Nebraska	Kolding Cabinetry, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was stacking 4-by-8 sheets on a wooden cart. A sheet of material (i.e., 30 pieces of 4-by-8-sheets) fell on the employee, pinning them and injuring their left leg.
2019-02-23	Omaha	Nebraska	Hy-Vee	Head and trunk	Fall on same level
An employee was walking toward his car in a parking lot. He fell to the ground in a grassy section, suffering bruises to the left hip and head.
2019-02-21	Omaha	Nebraska	International Paper Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was clearing a blockage of the top photo eye of a baler. A shear inside the hopper caused the amputation of the employee's right index fingertip.
2019-02-21	Omaha	Nebraska	Omaha Truck Center Inc.	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While leaving a building, an employee slipped on hard-packed snow on a shipping/receiving ramp. The employee fell, suffering a broken hip and femur.
2019-02-13	Omaha	Nebraska	Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was dropping honeycomb (stomach liner) using a 6" knife. As he was making his upward cut, the knife slipped out of his hand and propelled backwards into his chest and lacerated his liver.
2019-02-04	Omaha	Nebraska	Lyman-Richey Corporation	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was helping to fabricate a new catwalk when a metal burr went through the employee's glove and into the palm of his right hand, leaving a sliver. He removed the sliver, but the next day his hand and arm became swollen due to an infection. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-01-19	Omaha	Nebraska	The James Skinner Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's finger was caught in a chain and sprocket causing an amputation.
2019-01-17	Omaha	Nebraska	Certified Transmission	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sending a part through a pass-through parts washer. He was attempting to guide the part when his glove and finger were caught in the conveyor, pinching his fingertip at the transition from the washer to the roller conveyor. As a result, his right ring fingertip was amputated.
2019-01-11	Omaha	Nebraska	F&B Constructors	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was inspecting roofing work when the employee slipped and fell 10 to 13 feet from the roof to the ground, fracturing the right heel.
2019-01-09	Omaha	Nebraska	The Salvation Army	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting tree branches with a chain saw when it kicked back and lacerated the employee's left arm.