Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at QPS EMPLOYMENT GROUP, 4500 E. 75th Terrace, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64132
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee stocking fiberglass was trying to extend a table leaf. The employee's left fifth finger was caught between the table frame and the table top, resulting in a distal amputation.
An employee was trying to unjam a bag on a conveyor. The conveyor mechanism caught the employee's left ring finger, causing a degloving injury and fingertip amputation.
A temporary employee was trying to turn a riding pallet jack when he lost his balance and fell from the pallet jack, landing on his tail bone/back and hitting his head. He was hospitalized with bruising to his back and head.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets onto a semi truck. While the pallet load was off the semi, the employee got off the forklift to label it. The forklift moved forward, pinning the employee against the load and breaking his pelvis.
An employee was cutting a block of cheese with a cheese harp when the harp string snapped, causing the employee to fall backward onto the same level. The employee suffered a broken bone in his left hip as a result of the fall.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561311)
A temporary employee fell from an A-frame ladder to the floor about 5 to 6 feet below. He suffered fractures to his left hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
A temporary employee was operating an electric pallet jack at a loading dock. While maneuvering the pallet jack into a trailer, the equipment loaded onto the pallet jack began shifting to the left. The employee's left foot was caught between a yellow guardrail and the side platform of the pallet jack, and his left ankle was crushed and fractured.
A temporary employee was cleaning a room and compressing the contents of a garbage bin using her right foot. As she pulled her leg out of the bin, she lost balance and fell to the ground, landing on her left hip. The employee sustained a fracture to her left hip and was hospitalized.
A temporary employee was filling a sweeper with gas at a construction site. He was shocked by the jumper cables, which caused him to move his right hand into the sweeper's rotating fan blades. His middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.