Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at K & J Woodworks, LLC, 1430 Northwestern Dr., EL PASO, TEXAS 79912
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a flat piece of cork stock (1/8" thick from a 12"X12" section) to be used as trimming on furniture. He was having difficulty cutting the cork material because it would not slide on the table saw surface due to the cork material adhering to the table. He proceeded to apply more force, and as he attempted to push the stock into the blade, the material inadvertently folded, causing his left hand to move into the rotating blade. His left-hand pinky finger was amputated, and his ring finger was lacerated.
While pushing wood through a table-mounted, hand-held router, an employee's left-hand middle finger was cut by the router blade; the ring finger was also amputated at the first knuckle.
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 ripping a 1/2-inch board on a table saw. As the drop piece fell, so did the push stick, and it was pulled into the blade along with the employee's right index finger. The employee's finger was partially amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was running a piece of wood through a jointer machine. The wood caught and stopped moving, but the employee's left hand kept moving and contacted the blade. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the little finger, below the first knuckle.
An employee was operating a chop saw to cut weather stripping material and suffered amputations to their left thumb and index finger. The employee's middle finger was also lacerated.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.