Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Custom Components & Logistics, 19722 E. Admiral Pl., CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA 74015
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was setting up a press brake and changing from a short die to a long die. While he was holding the lower die partway into position, the press brake was activated via the foot pedal. The lower die then slid fully into position, taking his hand with it. The press brake moved to the setup position and crushed his left hand, breaking his middle finger and dislocating his index finger. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was deburring a threaded shaft on a CNC lathe. The employee's sleeve was caught in the lathe. As he was dislodging the sleeve, both arms were caught in the lathe. His arms were wrapped around the threaded shaft, breaking both arms and removing flesh from the forearms.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
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