Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fletchline, Inc., Amazon Fulfillment Center, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32218
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A temporary employee was tracking a conveyor belt in the process of its installation when his wrench slipped. His right index finger was then caught and amputated between the conveyor and the pulley. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time.
An employee was adjusting the tension on the pulley's belt for the conveyor. His right index finger was caught between the drive and the rotating pulley's belt, resulting in broken bones and lacerations.
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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