Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at O'Neil Transportation , 317 Covered Bridge Rd, TAYLORSVILLE, GEORGIA 30178
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was replacing roller bearing adapters on a railcar when the jack moved, causing the side frame to move. When the jack moved, the employee's right hand was partially between the adapter and the side frame, compressing his right middle and ring fingers and amputating the first joint of his index finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
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