Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ADM, 850 Pacific Court, SALINA, KANSAS 67401
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a floor-mount drill press to drill holes in aluminum plates when his left thumb and a left finger became tangled in the press, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
The employee was on top of a rail car to level the grain that was deposited into the car when they fell 13-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
While stepping from one railcar to another, an employee fell between the cars. The employee's fall protection cable caught the employee, but was then cut by the railcar. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken right femur, bruising to the hips, and scrapes and cuts.
An employer was caught in a conveyor, suffering an amputation 4 inches below his right elbow. The conveyor was guarded with a gate at the time of the incident.
While climbing a 17-foot fixed ladder, an employee lost grip of the ladder and fell approximately 10 feet to the surface below. The employee suffered a fractured left ankle and elbow, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
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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