Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NYLACARB CORP. , 1725 98TH AVE., VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32966
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
While using a table saw to cut down plastic parts, the tip of an employee's glove was caught by the saw pulling the employee's thumb into the saw and removing the flesh from the very tip of the right thumb. No bone was removed.
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 333220)
An employee was completing setup of a job on a plastic molding machine. The employee was moving a molding tool within the machine using an overhead crane. Their left middle finger was caught between the molding tool and the eye bolt resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was moving a piece of molding equipment on a pallet using a pallet jack. The molding equipment tipped over and pinched the employee's middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation without bone loss.
The employee was working with a plastic lid press machine used for installing lids on cooler products. The employee was clearing a stuck plastic lid and their hand was caught in a pinch point resulting in a partial amputation to a finger.
An employee was performing maintenance on a clean-in-place (CIP) machine when the tip of the employee's thumb was caught in a pinch point and amputated.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.