Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Formica Group, 10155 Reading Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45241
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
After cleaning out melamine resin lines that were blocked, an employee wanted to verify that a control valve was operating properly. While standing on a 4-foot ladder, the employee reached over to the far side of the valve and manually actuated the solenoid, causing the valve to open. The employee's right middle finger was in the valve to verify it was open when the employee lost their footing and released the solenoid. The valve then closed and amputated the right middle fingertip.
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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