Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KAUFFMAN ENGINEERING, INC., R.R. 4, BOX 200, LAWRENCEVILLE, ILLINOIS 62439
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was splicing two wires using the terminal press when her left index finger entered the point of operation and was amputated.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 334419)
An employee was operating a mica disc punch press. While the employee was working to clear material from the press, it cycled and amputated the tips of their left thumb and index finger. The press was guarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was repositioning a wire that would not advance in a crimping machine when the machine closed on her right index finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
An employee was repairing a benchtop wire processing machine that is used to make wire harnesses for commercial applications. A guard had been removed in order to access the components. The employee was testing the "trigger" sensor of the machine and adjusting the blades when the machine actuated and a blade amputated part of his left index fingertip.
An employee was moving a large safe weighing approximately 625 lbs. with a dolly that was specially-designed to move the safe. The safe fell from the dolly, struck the ground, fell forward onto the employee, striking their right hip/pelvis area before rolling off the employee onto the floor. The employee sustained a right hip/pelvic fracture.
An employee was checking the industrial waste stream as it discharged into a 4,000-gallon waste collection tank. The employee's right wrist was splashed with corrosive chemicals, resulting in hospitalization for a chemical burn.
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.