Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MBA Building Supplies, Inc., 2200 Tempel Dr., LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS 60048
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On May 27, 2015 at 14:30 the employee amputated four fingers (all except the thumb) on his right hand while operating a press brake machine.
An employee was jogging a steel coil into a roll former to prepare the machine for a run. The coil started to slip, so he used his left hand to pull on it. His glove was pulled into the roll tooling, which crushed his left middle, ring, and little fingers. The employee sustained amputations to his left ring and little fingers.
Two employees were setting up and adjusting the tab position on a coil strip machine. The machine's press was actuated while one of them had his left hand in the press area. It crushed his index and ring fingers and amputated the tip of his middle finger.
An employee was using a compound miter saw to cut wood for packaging when the blade cut the back of the employee's right hand, requiring hospitalization. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.
On or about June 20, 2016, an employee was loading a steel coil on a machine when the steel coil fell onto his leg and hit his arm. He suffered a left leg fracture and a right arm injury.
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 332114)
An employee was jogging a steel coil into a roll former to prepare the machine for a run. The coil started to slip, so he used his left hand to pull on it. His glove was pulled into the roll tooling, which crushed his left middle, ring, and little fingers. The employee sustained amputations to his left ring and little fingers.
An employee was operating a machine on a paint line. They were helping to remove aluminum from the machine and re-thread it when they took a step and contacted hot water in a wash tank, resulting in burns to their left foot.
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting an issue on a bundler machine when the machine actuated, striking and fracturing their right leg. The machine was not guarded or locked out at the time.
An employee was performing repairs on a crimping machine when their thumb and index finger were crushed in the crimping mechanism. The employee sustained an amputation to the finger.
An employee was maneuvering a 350-pound roll from a skid to a forklift. The roll fell onto the employee's hand, resulting in a partial right finger 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.