Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HA Thompson and Sons, Intersection of First Avenue and Main Street, MAYVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA 58257
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a manhole cover when it slipped and amputated the right middle finger of another employee.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Manhole and cistern covers
The injured employee was standing at the base of a ladder assisting another employee install a TV on a wall. The TV was dropped, striking the employee. They sustained a head injury.
An employee and a colleague were moving two pieces of rebar when a tie was cut. The employee holding the rebar dropped it while it was above the injured employee's hands, resulting in partial amputation to their left middle finger.
An employee was bracing an extension ladder while his coworker installed a 10-foot, 40-45-pound pipe. The pipe fell onto the injured employee's head and he sustained a hematoma, C3 and C4 vertebral fractures and a forehead laceration.
An employee was helping to lift a press roll in to fix an issue that was occurring. A co-worker lost their grip and the press roll fell onto the injured employee's left index finger, resulting in a crush injury and amputation.
Three employees were removing equipment from an old fermentation room at a bakery. They were using two bakery dollies to remove metal plates from the floor of the room. One of them was holding one of the metal dollies with his right hand on the side of the dolly, as a plate was being centered on the two dollies. The plate slipped and struck his right thumb, which was amputated near the last joint.
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