Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1441646.015 - Michels Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1441646.015

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 10/30/2019

Site Address:
Michels Corporation
66th And Centenial Rd
Papillion, NE 68046

Mailing Address:
817 Main St, Brownsville, WI 53006

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 237120/Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/30/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/07/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1513137	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121233.015

Event: 10/27/2019

Employee amputates finger while cleaning tool

At 10:00 a.m. on October 27, 2019, an employee was painting a 4-inch natural gas pipe after mixing the paint with an 18-volt power drill with a paint mixer attachment. When the employee finished painting, they attempted to clean the residual paint off the mixer attachment by wiping it off on a nylon sack. He accidentally actuated the drill power button and the attachment wound up the nylon sack. The employee's left pinky finger became tangled in the material of the tightly wrapped nylon sack, amputating the employee's finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Drill, Entangled, Finger, Painter

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441646.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer

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