Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BWAY CORPORATION, 3200 S. KILBOURNE AVE., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60623
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was running a compound liner machine when she saw a cover that she thought she had to align. She placed her hand on the machine, which was running, and her right hand/glove was pinched between the stacker plate. She pulled her hand out of the glove and her middle fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was removing scrap from die area of a press when the die halves came together and caught the employee's left hand, resulting in crushing injuries. The employee sustained a transverse fracture and soft tissue injuries to the second, third, and fourth fingers.
An employee was checking to see if the feed throat was clogged on an injection molding press. When the employee slid the hopper back, their left middle fingertip was pinched by the hopper and amputated.
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.
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An employee was checking a conveyor belt chain when his right index finger came into contact with the moving chain. He suffered a partial amputation to the right index finger.
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.
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