Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Freedom Trailers, LLC, 774 MARSHALL AVE. West, WILLACOOCHEE, GEORGIA 31650
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee lifted the guard on a table saw. His right hand came into contact with the moving saw blade amputating four fingers.
An employee was spraying glue to the floor of an enclosed cargo trailer. The fumes made contact with the heater causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to their face and right hand.
An employee was cutting a piece of plywood using a table saw. The guard of the saw came up and his right thumb contacted the blade. It was amputated above the second knuckle.
An employee sprayed glue on the porch of a trailer. He then grabbed a drill to remove two screws and a spark from his drill ignited the fumes from the glue, burning his face, arms, and legs.
An employee fell from a trailer hitch to the concrete floor about 3 feet below, suffering fractures to the rib cage, elbow, and hip area. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was pulling a steel parts handcart when its wheels caught on something and locked up. The cart fell backward. The cart handle struck the middle of the employee's right foot, breaking bones. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The saw kicked back, and its blade cut three fingers on the employee's right hand, resulting in an amputation.
Two employees were running a CNC folder machine. The injured employee went to adjust the metal and the machine came down, crushing her forearms. Her left arm was fractured and both arms required stitches.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.