Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TIMBERLINE FISHERIES CORPORATION, 201 EAST TIMBERLINE ROAD, MARION, ILLINOIS 62959
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting egg crates using a band saw. While attempting to remove a small scrap from the cutting area, she swept her hand backward into the saw blade, partially amputating her left middle finger at the second knuckle.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was walking into an aisle from between machines when they were struck by a forklift that was turning in to the aisle. The employee sustained head trauma.
An employee was checking temperatures to a side seal assembly when the side seal bar pinched the inside of his right middle fingertip causing an amputation.
An employee was parking a standup powered industrial vehicle (PIV) after moving pallets in a warehouse when they struck a stationary forklift, resulting in an ankle injury.
An employee was operating a forklift with a hopper attached. The chain that holds the hopper in place was stuck between the forklift prongs. The employee was working to free the chain when the forklift forks fell on their left forearm causing a severe laceration.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.