Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Reliant Holdings, Inc. , 31375A Great Western Drive, WINDSOR, COLORADO 80550
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Watch Reliant Holdings, Inc. — freeGet an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Reliant Holdings, Inc. is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Final narrative
An employee was scooping ice pellets from the APC machine while it was running and the press came down and caught his right ring finger amputating it above the 1st joint near the base of the fingernail bed.
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 312113)
An employee was removing a jammed metal ring from a ring bag closer when the machine cycled and contacted his left index finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
Two employees were delivering ice to the icebox outside a convenience store. The driver was using an electric pallet jack to load an empty pallet onto the truck. The injured employee was unloading ice from a pallet and placing the ice into the customer's icebox. With the truck s liftgate fully raised, the driver went to lift the forks of the pallet jack so the pallet would clear the truck bed. The pallet jack malfunctioned and reversed off the liftgate. It struck the injured employee resulting in fractures to their left hip/femur.
An employee lost his footing on the ladder or the ladder slipped out from under him as he leaned into the open port with a broom to sweep out the ice flakes. The employee sustained three fractured ribs on his right side and a contusion to the right side of his head.
An employee was making repairs on the conveyor chain which serves an automated stacking machine when they were struck by the robotic arm of the stacking machine. The employee was knocked down into a bag stop at the end of the conveyor and one of the metal rods punctured his skin underneath his left armpit. The employee suffered a puncture wound and a left scapula fracture.
On September 5, 2023, an employee was using a butcher's band saw to cut ice when her left hand was cut by the blade. The index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated around the first knuckle.
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.