Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lozier Corporation, 6316 John Pershing Dr, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68110
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a drill press to drill pilot holes in sheet metal and plastic components when the glove on the employee's left index finger was caught by the drill bit. The bit pulled the employee's index fingertip in and amputated it between the fingernail and first knuckle.
An employee was repairing a hydraulic lift table and installed a locking chock on it. As he was working, the lift table collapsed, pushing the chock out and crushing his left arm. He sustained a fractured radius and ulna. The lift table was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
An employee's hand was on a spindle that controls flaps on a CNC saw machine. The flaps move up and down to guard and remove boards from the saw. The employee's left thumb was caught between the flaps, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was forming a part on a press brake. His left middle finger was pinched between the part being formed and the face/ram of the press brake, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.
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.
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