Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DHL Express, 501 10th Ave , NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was reaching for items that spilled out of a box on a moving conveyor belt when two of the employee's fingers were caught and crushed in the belt. The two fingers had to be medically amputated.
An employee was moving an empty pallet with his foot. A loaded container that was being moved by a forklift struck the empty pallet and the employee's foot was caught between the pallet and a steel frame. The foot sustained fractures that requires surgery and hospitalization.
At about 6:00 p.m., an employee was leaving his truck when he slipped and fell, his left side and back striking the truck's bumper. He suffered muscle and tendon injuries and lower back pain.
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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