Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cenveo, Inc., 14001 Inwood Road, DALLAS, TEXAS 75244
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a lathe with a grinder attachment to re-surface a roller. He was attempting to remove a pile of cuttings from the lathe when his right thumb entered a nip point created by the rotating material and grinder attachment. His right thumb was amputated to the first knuckle. The lathe was running at the time of the incident.
A temporary employee was removing an envelope that was sitting on folding cylinders in the top-fold section of an envelope-folding machine. Their left index and middle fingers became caught in the rolls, resulting in partial amputations of the fingertips.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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Employees were changing out a rubber roller in a laminating machine. The injured employee was supporting one end of the rubber roller while the other end was supported by a forklift. The end held by the employee slipped and fell onto their other hand which was resting on the equipment frame. They sustained an open displaced fracture of the distal phalanx of the right middle finger as well as an amputation of the right middle fingertip.
An employee was troubleshooting a varnish pump. He removed and replaced the pump. The pump was turned on and the pump impeller amputated his right middle fingertip.
An employee was packing boxes when a small package conveyor disconnected due to loose bolts and hit her thighs. She suffered temporary paralysis in both legs and a swollen muscle.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.