Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Prairie State Generating Company, LLC, 3872 County Hwy 12, MARISSA, ILLINOIS 62257
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was using a lathe to machine a part when the employee's glove was caught in the lathe. The employee's hand was then pulled around the lathe, amputating the right middle finger and partially amputating the right index finger.
An employee was manually steadying a piece of switchgear on a forklift when the load shifted and the switchgear struck the employee, resulting in a fractured rib and vertebra.
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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Employees were pulling three-phase power lines to a power pole. An employee's hand was caught between a pulley and a rope, resulting in amputation of the employee's index, middle, and ring fingertips.
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An employee was tamping at the base of a power pole when they were struck by an extendable hot arm that was dropped from an aerial bucket. The employee sustained two broken ribs on the right side, and a pneumothorax on the right side.
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.