Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Revel Decor, Inc., 1200 S. Western Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60608
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee amputated the left index finger while helping a supervisor cut wood on a table saw.
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 installing a PLC onto a washer. After he hooked it up, it did not power up when turned on. While the employee was checking the leads with a voltage meter, he was shocked through the left little finger, chest, and right arm from a transformer above him. He was hospitalized.
An employee was using a ladder to carry material to a roof. He handed the material to another employee and descended the ladder. On the way down, the ladder slipped out from underneath him and he fell 8-10 feet to the ground, resulting in a cut and fractures to his patella, arms, and wrist.
An employee was standing on a ladder to clean lights after painting the ceiling. The employee fell off the ladder to the floor, resulting in a broken right wrist.
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.