Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative, Inc., 4815 Ellicott Street, BATAVIA, NEW YORK 14020
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was tightening a valve nut when the hydraulic action of the fluid inside the valve forced the valve shut. The valve closed on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the finger pad (no nail or bone loss). The valve's safety pin was not in place at the time.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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