Federal Reserve Bank

An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.

An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.

An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.

Employees were measuring a vault that was under construction at a new bank location when the vault fell on top of an employee, trapping and crushing her. She suffered multiple bone fractures to her lower extremities.

An employee was bending over to pick up a box when he lost his balance and fell to the floor, hitting his head and hip. He suffered a fractured femur.

An employee fell to the ground in a parking lot and broke an elbow.

An associate was at this branch location to attend a managers' meeting on a rainy day. The associate entered the side door just before 2:00 PM and walked across the entrance rug. Her foot was in a cast and when she stepped onto the tile floor, she slipped and fell onto her left hip. She was hospitalized for a broken hip that required surgery.

On May 29, 2018, an employee grabbed her sweater next to her desk and put it on. Upon doing so, she felt something on her elbow and realized she had been bitten by a spider.

A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was walking back to a carrier case with mail in her hand when she tripped over a tub. Her back overarched as she fell, resulting in a fractured back that required hospitalization.

An employee was driving a utility tractor rig when it struck the rear trailer of another utility tractor rig, which was traveling in the opposite direction. The glancing impact caused damage to the cab, and he sustained a laceration on right side of his face, a cervical fracture, two fractured left ribs, and a pelvic fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was washing an aircraft from a scissor lift when they fell to the floor. The employee sustained a back injury and lacerations to their head and neck.

An employee was working with a drill and a metal cable. The drill caught the cable and caused an amputation to the employee's left ring finger.