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 332311)
An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
Two maintenance employees were dismantling a machine part (steel cylindrical rollers) on the ground. After unbolting a portion, part of the assembly fell approximately 6 inches onto one employee's left little finger. The employee was hospitalized and about 3/4" of their little finger above the top joint was surgically amputated.
An employee was moving and handling cardboard boxes when he sustained a laceration to his left ring finger from a box. The laceration became infected and required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was positioning a piece of metal trim for a test bend in a single-fold bend machine. Their right middle fingertip was pinched by a clamp on the machine, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was operating a double folding machine and positioning a piece of metal trim in the folding clamps for a test bend. The machine activated and the crank (lower control arm that bends the trim) came up and cut through the employee s glove, amputating their right middle fingertip.
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.