Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., 2401 Old Shawnee Road, MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA 74403
on — Amputations, affecting the fingernail(s), nailbed(s) .
Final narrative
An employee was conducting training on a glass molding machine that is not used for production. The employee was feeling around the machine for air leaks when it cycled, causing loss of tissue, nail, and nailbed on the left-hand ring finger. The employee received surgery with some bone removal.
An employee was cleaning glass from under a conveyor belt using a broom. Her left arm was caught and pulled into the conveyor roller, where it was trapped. The arm was broken, as was a finger on her left hand.
An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind a piece of square metal stock that was 1/4 inch in diameter by 13 inches in length. The employee placed the piece against the grinding wheel when the piece and his gloved hand were pulled into the opening between the work rest and the grinding wheel, resulting in a partial amputation of the employee's left thumb.
An employee was troubleshooting the cause of a glass jam in a forming machine. As the employee was removing a knuckle pin from a glass forming machine so it could be replaced, the adjacent section's hanger opened. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the two sections, causing a partial amputation of the thumb tip.
An employee was operating a glass forming machine when the funnel closed on his left arm. The molten glass burned his left hand and forearm, and the machine caused contusions to his forearm and hand.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
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