Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sloan & Company, Inc., 140 ridgewood ave, PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY 07652
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting wood with a miter saw when the wood kicked out, causing his left hand to contact the saw blade. His hand was lacerated and fractured, requiring hospitalization and surgery. The saw was guarded and proper PPE was worn at the time.
An employee was kneeling on the ground while fastening metal studs together using a cordless impact gun. While driving a self-drilling framing screw into a metal stud, the drill point portion of the screw snapped off. This caused the impact gun to slip forward and push the remaining portion of the screw through the employee's glove and into his palm.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was closing a rear trailer door in the parking lot when they were struck by a forklift. The employee's lower left leg was crushed between the pallet on the forklift and the trailer. The employee sustained muscle damage to their lower leg.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The machine lagged and cut the employee's finger. The employee required surgical amputation of the finger at the hospital.
An employee was climbing a 12-foot ladder when he lost his balance and fell from the eighth rung to the ground. He sustained multiple broken ribs, which caused lung punctures.
An employee was installing spray-on fire proofing from a scissor lift. The scissor lift tipped over and the employee fell, resulting in multiple fractures to their leg, shoulder, and skull.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.