Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HORNADY MANUFACTURING CO, 3625 W OLD POTASH HWY, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA 68803
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a head stamping machine when it jammed. As the employee attempted to unjam the machine, it crushed and amputated the employee's left ring and middle fingers.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was using a forklift to conduct inventory of lead blocks in a 50-foot by 50-foot warehouse. The employee was overcome by carbon monoxide from the forklift's exhaust and was hospitalized.
An employee was driving an unloaded stand-up forklift down a ramp from the upper section to the lower section of a warehouse when the employee lost control of the forklift and hit the safety railing. The safety railing entered the cab area and hit the employee in the pelvis, fracturing it.
An employee was operating an ammunition loading machine. One cartridge did not have a bullet seated in the opening, so he reached into the opening to remove the faulty cartridge. His finger got caught by the transfer bar (feeding mechanism).
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 332992)
An employee was loosening and removing an actuator bar retainer and retaining screws from a taper turret due to leaking oil. When the actuator broke free, their index finger became pinched between the wrench and the equipment, resulting in a partial amputation of the distal end of the finger.
An employee was troubleshooting a conveyor. The employee's left index finger was caught in the sprocket and chain and the fingertip was partially amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.
An employee was assembling various gauge shotgun shells and loading ammunition on a line. The employee began feeling ill and experienced headaches, nausea, vomiting, and syncope. The employee was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was unjamming a part in an ammunition collator. When the part unjammed, the wheel in the collator continued to spin, contacting their right index finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.
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