Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Instrument Transformers, LLC, 1907 Calumet St, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33765
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
While diagnosing a vacuum system, an employee removed an exhaust filter to access a vacuum port with his right thumb. The ball valve actuated while his thumb was in the port, amputating his thumb tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Instrument Transformers, LLC
An employee was adjusting a mechanical press and using a prybar on the shaft to reset the cutter and crankshaft to the home position. The employee went to move the shaft, but it caught the flywheel with the momentum. This caused the shaft and prybar to spin around. The prybar struck his left middle fingertip and amputated it.
An employee was operating the winding machine and knelt down to get a better view. His knee gave out and he fell forward extending his hand to brace himself. His hand contacted the machine blade and amputated the right middle finger.
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.
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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 335311)
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
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An employee was tilting a radiator in a fixture. The radiator moved in the fixture and crushed the employee's left index fingertip, causing an amputation.
An employee installed a busbar on a coil for a winding machine. The busbar hit a tension bar, causing his left ring finger to get caught between the coil and the tension bar, which pulled in the employee's glove and resulted in a medical fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.
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An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
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