Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at 555 INTERNATIONAL, INC., 4501 S Western Blvd. 4th Floor, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60609
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a table saw to cut a 10' board. The board kicked back and his fingers went into the blades cutting through 4 fingers. 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 carrying a sheet of plywood up a step ladder when they lost their balance and fell approximately 3.5 feet from the ladder to the floor below. The employee sustained a fractured jaw.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder hanging a wall poster. As they were climbing down, the employee missed a step and fell approximately 3 feet onto concrete, resulting in a hip fracture.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.