Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Morton Buildings, Inc, 1774 300 Road, FORMOSO, KANSAS 66942
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee severed his left thumb while using a Skil saw to cut a 2 x 6 board. He was hospitalized for reattachment surgery.
An employee was working on a second-level roof area. He jumped down to a porch roof, fell through it, and struck the ground. He suffered broken bones and was hospitalized.
At 1:00 p.m. on July 26, 2022, an employee was three rungs from the top of an 8-foot ladder. The ladder shifted and he fell to the ground, breaking his left leg.
On February 21, 2022, an employee was using a tractor to push snow off and away from a dolly axle. The employee had shoveled most of the snow when they got off the tractor and positioned the bucket so they could slide the axle into the bucket. As the employee was trying to tip the axle into the bucket, their foot slipped on the ice and snow. When the employee fell, the I-beam on the axle crushed their hand against the side of the bucket, resulting in an injury to their finger.
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.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was installing insulation in a wall when she tripped on a hole (12" deep) and fell, hitting her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to her leg and wrist, and lacerations to her head. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.
Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.
An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.