Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Castwell Products, LLC, 7800 N. Austin Ave., SKOKIE, ILLINOIS 60077
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was grinding a chisel. When he placed the chisel on the work blade, the grinding wheel caught the chisel through the work rest and pulled his left thumb into the grinding wheel. His left thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was "charging" a furnace with more metal stock. There was a reaction when the metal stock was placed into the molten metal in the furnace, and molten metal blasted off onto the employee. He suffered burns to his hands, torso, and legs.
An employee was moving a ladle hoist into position to pour material into a form. The metal framework for the hoist came loose and fell 8-10 feet onto the employee, striking his hand, arms, and shoulder.
An employee suffered a partial amputation of the right thumb when his finger was caught between a metal table frame and a metal box that was raised by a forklift to be moved.
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 331511)
An employee was realigning two halves of a core box on a core-making machine. Pneumatic pressure released, causing the core box to close on the employee's right thumb. The thumb tip was amputated between the nail and the knuckle.
An employee was performing maintenance/electrical work inside a substation, and used a ladder to access the top of a panel box. The employee fell 8-9 feet from the top of the panel box to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their ribs and a shoulder injury.
An employee's hand was caught in a pinch point in the area of a conveyor for a flask running out of a foundry molding machine. The employee's ring finger was crushed and partially amputated at the base.
An employee noticed a block was out of place under the weighted mold frame. The employee used another block to push the block out and replace it. When the block came out, the frame came down on his right ring and little fingers. The employee sustained a fracture and partial amputation to the ring fingertip.
An employee was using a fork truck to move a tub containing molten iron that had been drained from the cupula. The tub tipped over and the molten metal came in contact with water. This caused the molten iron to splash back and burn the employee's upper torso.
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.