Entangled in other object or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Milliken & Company, 2410 Georgia Highway 32 West, NICHOLLS, GEORGIA 31554
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was trimming excess yarn off of the package. The excess yarn became entangled in his hand and fell back through the guide slot in the guard as the employee was cutting it. After falling through the guide slot, the yarn began to wrap around the over feed, pulling his hand against the guard causing the amputation of the left thumb, a laceration on the left pinky finger, and crushing the left ring finger.
An employee was clearing yarn that had wrapped around a gear-driven conveyor belt when his left arm got pulled between the belt and a roller. The employee sustained a fractured arm, as well as lacerations and abrasions.
An employee was cleaning out a dust collection system. The employee's flashlight fell into a chute leading to an auger system; as the employee was retrieving it, the rotating auger amputated his lower right arm.
An employee was in a warehouse, operating a powered industrial truck, when his left leg was caught between the truck and a support beam. The leg was amputated from the calf down.
An employee was troubleshooting the lack of tar movement going from a tank truck to a storage tank when the flex hose disconnected and sprayed him with hot tar. He suffered burns to his right foot, right leg, both arms, and face.
On November 9, 2023, an employee was removing plywood from the west face of a basement level buck hoist to prepare to dismantle one of the cabs. When the employee pulled on the plywood, it fell and pulled a rope that partially amputated the employee's thumb.
An employee was holding a rigging line and assisting in the removal of an old light pole from its base. When the load was lifted by a forklift, it shifted. The tag line lifted the employee off the ground and propelled him through the air. The employee landed on the ground and sustained back fractures.
An employee was performing maintenance on a bucket truck when his right hand became caught in some rope, causing amputations to three fingers down to the first knuckle.
An employee was conducting a fall rescue demonstration. A 165-pound demonstration dummy was released from a height, putting tension on the lanyard. The employee's left hand, little finger, and thumb were caught in the wire rope lanyard, resulting in a medical amputation of the left little finger as well as lacerations to the left thumb.
An employee was using a crank and cable to lower a light tower due to windy conditions. The light shaft became hung up and released the tension in the cable, which wrapped around the employee's left hand, resulting in amputations of three fingers.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 313310)
An employee was operating an electric standing pallet jack and pulling an empty A-frame when the jack struck a guard rail. The employee fell from the lift to his right hip and elbow on the concrete floor, and was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
An employee was clearing yarn that had wrapped around a gear-driven conveyor belt when his left arm got pulled between the belt and a roller. The employee sustained a fractured arm, as well as lacerations and abrasions.
On November 5, 2024, an employee was working on a lamination line. He had removed a slot assembly from a coating station, placed it into a portable slot cleaning tank, and rolled the cart with the assembly out of the cleaning tank. He hit the door of the coating station, and the slot assembly fell from the cart and crushed his little finger. He suffered an amputation above the first knuckle.
An employee was working on the thermal bond production line when the laydown formation table became filled with fabric. The employee was cleaning the area when the machine restarted. The employee's hands were caught between a belt and a roller resulting in amputations to multiple fingers on both hands.
An employee was correcting a malfunction on a covering machine when their left hand was caught in a moving component and they sustained a left index fingertip amputation.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.