Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar General , 101 Innovation Drive, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On November 30, 2017, an employee was performing a daily inspection of the spiral conveyor at the employer's retail distribution facility. To access the drive chain, the employee crawled beneath the conveyor and used his left hand to brace himself as he performed the inspection. He had a rag wrapped around his left hand that was positioned near the moving chain. The rag became entangled pulling his hand into the moving chain and amputating his left middle fingertip. The conveyor was not locked out or guarded at the time of the incident.
On January 7, 2025, at approximately 11:18 AM, an employee was operating a retainer carrier (RTC) to pick merchandise. He exited the RTC and was then struck by the RTC. His right leg was pinned between the rack and the RTC. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the right calf.
An employee was returning merchandise to a shelf in an aisle. The employee tripped over a stool and fell to the ground, suffering an injury to the right hip.
An employee was driving a double pallet jack down an aisle when another piece of equipment came through the aisle. Realizing that the two pieces of equipment were about to collide, the employee jumped off the pallet jack. It then ran over his leg, breaking his leg/ankle.
On November 18, 2023, at 6:07 p.m., an employee was walking out to the parking lot when he was struck by a truck and knocked to the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg and ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.
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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