Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Black Hound Design Company, 4941 Allison Street Unit 5, ARVADA, COLORADO 80002
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a sliding table saw to cut wood when the wood kicked back, causing the saw blade to amputate the employee's left index finger.
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 337211)
An employee was working with an up-cut saw. The pedal to start the machine actuated and the employee's left hand was caught in the area where wood is fed into the saw. The saw blade amputated their left index and middle fingers.
A employee was using a reach truck to retrieve material when their left foot became caught between the reversing reach truck and the vertical shelf structure behind the reach truck, resulting in fractures to the fourth and fifth digits.
On June 14, 2024, an employee was forming a part on the hydraulic brake press and suffered a partial amputation of the left middle finger through the nailbed.
A maintenance technician was working on an exhaust fan on the roof of the facility. Their gloved hand contacted the running belt and was pulled into the pulley, amputating their right index fingertip, just below the fingernail.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.