Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lewis Bolt & Nut Company, 30105 6th Ave, LA JUNTA, COLORADO 81050
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee had completed a run of five fasteners on an upsetter machine when their left hand got caught in the dies of the machine. The employee's left-hand pinky and ring fingers were amputated.
An employee's little and ring fingers came into contact with fan blades, which caused an amputation to the little finger and a fracture to the ring finger.
An employee had been burning off old cloth that was on tongs so it could be replaced. To cool off the tongs, the employee accessed the water coolant stream on the upsetter forging machine. The employee slipped and stepped on the pedal that engaged the machine and half of his left pinky finger was 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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 332722)
An employee was drawing wire when a chain caught three fingers on his right hand. The employee sustained an amputation to the right ring finger, the fingerprint pad of the middle finger, and the tip of the index fingerprint pad.
An employee was buffing production parts and the rotating wheel contacted their left hand, resulting in hospitalization due to a laceration to the hand and a fracture to the hand and wrist.
An employee was repositioning a washer on an assembly machine when the machine cycled and the employee's right index fingertip was caught and amputated.
An employee was helping to remove a die from a press. The forks shifted on the forklift they were using and the die pinched their arm against the safety bar, resulting in crush injuries to the right hand, a fractured right radius, and a laceration requiring stitches.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.