Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LOZIER CORPORATION, 2601 East Willow St, SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA 35768
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting an edge-bander that had been experiencing operational issues due to an air leak when the employee contacted the trim blade, which was still powered and moving. The blade amputated the first knuckle of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd digits on the employee's right hand.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing a hydraulic lift table and installed a locking chock on it. As he was working, the lift table collapsed, pushing the chock out and crushing his left arm. He sustained a fractured radius and ulna. The lift table was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
An employee's hand was on a spindle that controls flaps on a CNC saw machine. The flaps move up and down to guard and remove boards from the saw. The employee's left thumb was caught between the flaps, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was forming a part on a press brake. His left middle finger was pinched between the part being formed and the face/ram of the press brake, causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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