Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dean Dairy Holdings, LLC, 11713 Mill Street , HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS 60142
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On February 20, 2015, at approximately 6:30 a.m., a maintenance employee was using a 12-inch pedestal grinder to grind spurs off a small piece of metal he was holding in his hand at a 45-degree angle. The end of the piece of metal got caught between the grinding wheel and the work rest, causing the piece part to become lodged in a fixed vertical position against the grinding wheel and catching the employee's left thumb between the piece part and the grinding wheel. The employee was treated in the emergency room immediately following the accident with a fractured and lacerated thumb. Upon subsequent referral to a hand surgeon, the diagnosis was expanded to include partial amputation of the thumb.
An employee was stepping off a stand-up forklift in the battery charging area in order to charge the lift. The lift moved as the employee stepped off, and it pinched his right ankle between the lift and a metal cart. The employee was hospitalized for a broken right ankle that required surgery.
An employee was unjamming a trimmer machine and suffered a severe laceration and fracture to the right arm when one of the interlocks failed. The machine was guarded and interlocked at the time.
An employee was making an adjustment to a blow mold machine when a tool slipped from his hand and caused him to lose his balance. His left hand then came in contact with a mold part, amputating his index and middle fingers at the knuckle and his ring fingertip.
An employee was working at a filler station. A bottle jammed in the machine. The employee reached into the machine to remove the jam and suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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