Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quaker Manufacturing, LLC, 1703 EAST VOORHEES STREET, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS 61832
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee changing a "barrel" on an extruder machine received a crushing injury to his right index finger. Part of the finger was surgically removed due to the extent of the injury.
An employee noticed a water spray nozzle from the grain conveyor system was out of place overhead. They reached up to put it back in the opening where it belongs when their left middle finger slipped into the opening. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
On December 14, 2022, an employee was descending a step ladder when they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery for a hip injury.
On October 2, 2020, at approximately 8:45 AM, in preparation for cleaning activities, an employee crouched down beneath a conveyor belt. The employee lost balance and his left hand landed on the belt tension roller. He was pulled in between the roller and the belt, resulting in crushing injuries to the left hand and forearm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311999)
An employee was reaching for a piece of angle iron when it fell onto his hand, which was on a table to support him as he reached for the overhead rack. He suffered a broken finger and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was working to open the liftgate on the back of a delivery truck. His left middle finger was pinched between the gate and its frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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.