Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Powell Electrical Systems, Inc., 515 N. Railroad, NORTHLAKE, ILLINOIS 60164
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A temporary employee using a table saw to cut wood. The saw blade amputated his right pinky fingertip as he was adjusting the saw guide with a hammer. The blade was not guarded at the time.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Table saws
More severe injuries at Powell Electrical Systems, Inc.
An employee was preparing to move a large electrical box (switch gear unit) with an overhead bridge crane. As the switch gear box was lifted off the ground, the box shifted toward the employee crushing him against an air conditioning unit for the power control room. The employee sustained broken ribs and a lacerated kidney on the left side.
An employee was bending a part on the brake press when his thumb was pinched between the part and the articulating lift, resulting in a crush injury and amputation to the thumb.
An employee entered a freshwater, 3000-gallon tank to replace spray nozzles and was exposed to steam mist and residual chemicals that were left in the tank from the clean-out process. He experienced nausea from inhalation exposure and was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee turned a corner while walking, tripped over the corner of a pallet on the floor, fell onto her arm, and broke it. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was moving a transformer from inside a shop. He was rolling it down a ramp when it tipped over onto his right foot and big toe, resulting in crush injuries and a laceration.
Employees were moving an electrical cabinet by using two wheeled equipment skates. One of the wheels of the skates became caught in a crack in the floor, causing the equipment to tip over and land on an employee's right foot. The employee's foot was fractured.
An employee was using an industrial magnet to lift and maneuver a weldment. While the frame was being set down on the welding table, the magnet disengaged prematurely; the frame fell and crushed the employee's left ring and middle fingers. The employee underwent medical amputations to the middle finger (at the first knuckle) and the ring finger (just past the second knuckle).
An employee was working on an order when they were struck by a forklift. This caused the employee to bump into a machine. The employee suffered a laceration to the right thigh, requiring hospitalization.
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.