Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION, 445 N Shamrock Street , EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS 62024
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a feed system and attempting to reline the feed line to the machine when her right middle finger was pinched by the homing plate, amputating her fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Other metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
More severe injuries at OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION
On October 10, 2018, at approximately 7:36 p.m., three employees were working inside an ammunition manufacturing facility on a primer manufacturing line. The injured employee was operating a primer cup shaking unit when the motor stopped working. The employee was troubleshooting the motor and reached through a sliding guard to try and push it to get it going. When the pulley motor started, the employee suffered an avulsion injury to their right index finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated.
An employee was attempting to retrieve a tool that had rolled beneath a material feed system and her hand contacted the bevel gear resulting in an open fracture to the right middle finger.
On March 26, 2015, an employee working on a power press reached his hand into the machine and hit a switch causing the press to engage causing a partial amputation of his right pinky finger.
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.
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