Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Del Monte Foods, 680 E. John St., MARKESAN, WISCONSIN 53946
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving a conveyor into place when the wheel became caught on a gutter cover, which caused the cover to lift up. His right foot was then caught in the gutter, fracturing and dislocating it.
An employee was offloading containers from his truck using a deck that goes up and down. When the deck was up, he took a step and his foot went between the truck and the deck, resulting in a foot/ankle fracture.
An employee was using a hoist to lift large containers (420 pounds) of steel parts to be dipped into tanks. The employee set a container down on a support and his finger was caught between the container and the support, resulting in amputation just behind the first knuckle.
An employee was operating a riding mower. The employee's left hand became stuck between the mower's front left support bar and its reel. The employee suffered tendon damage to the middle three fingers.
An employee was guiding a motor into a container while a forklift was lowering it. The employee made contact with the motor, which amputated the top of his left thumb.
An employee was moving 4-inch square tubing from a pallet to a four-post rack when his right ring finger was caught between the end of a tube and the rack. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
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