Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1145 CONWELL AVE., WILLARD, OHIO 44888
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On or about February 29, 2016, an employee received a partial index finger amputation while working on the Magic Box A conveyor belt on the 500 Line in the Bindery Department.
An employee was cleaning the rollers on a paper coating machine when their rag was caught in the rollers and pulled the employee's finger in. The employee's finger was crushed and partially amputated.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when it struck a cement pole. Their left foot was caught between the forklift and the pole resulting in an avulsion to the foot.
An employee was removing a paper jam from an F-27 File Folder Single Lane Machine while operating it in jog mode. His left ring and middle fingers were caught in a roller, resulting in the loss of the fingertip pad on the ring finger.
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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