Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hallmark Cards Inc., 450 Eisenhower Rd, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS 66048
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a scouring pad to clean the rubber pressure and printing rollers on a printing press. The machine was running at the time. The employee got caught in the nip point between the rubber pressure roller and the printing roller and was hospitalized with two broken fingers. Surgery had to be performed.
An employee was using a precision knife to cut medium-weight paper while using a ruler. The knife jumped the ruler and her left index finger was lacerated, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was clearing a jam in a case packing machine. As he moved away from the machine, his head struck the frame of the safety cage, suffering a hematoma and possible concussion.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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