Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS, LLC, 3000 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE, EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS 62206
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was helping to adjust equipment. She tripped as she was walking around the equipment. When she reached out to catch her fall, her right hand entered the point of operation. The equipment activated, pinching and amputating her right pinky finger between the stockholder tab and discharge table.
An employee was polishing a bar on the lathe with sandpaper when the bar wrapped around the employee's glove and pulled it off. The employee sustained fractures to their index finger, wrist, and a knuckle.
An employee was working at the furnace conveyor line when the guard was knocked off the machine. The employee went to retrieve the metal guard and his right-hand fingers contacted the rotating chain, resulting in two fingertip amputations.
An employee was loading copper tube into a draw bench machine. The copper was pulled forward by the machine and the employee's finger was pinched between the tube and the draw bench machine resulting in amputation of the left middle finger.
An employee had just finished a maintenance function on the de-burring machine and was in the process of starting it back up. The employee was then caught between the hopper and de-burring table, suffering a crushing injury to the upper left chest, including a fractured scapula and extensive bruising. The employee was hospitalized overnight. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.
An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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