Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New WinCup Holdings, Inc., 4640 Lewis Road, STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA 30083
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On December 29, 2017, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was attempting to pull plastic through a plastic cutting machine when the machine blades closed on and amputated approximately 1/8 of his left middle fingertip.
An employee was operating an extruder when their little fingers were caught in the rotating rollers of the machine. The employee sustained amputations to both of their little fingers.
An employee was cleaning a plate on a printer when their rag was pulled into the roller. The employee's left middle fingertip was pinched and amputated.
An employee was performing maintenance on a cup production line. The employee was removing a defective cup when the bottom mold and the top mold closed, burning and lacerating the employee's right hand.
On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
An employee had just spliced a new roll to the paper being fed into a winder machine. The employee realized the splice would not hold and was working to correct it when their right hand was caught between the winder head and a belt. The employee suffered broken fingers. The incident took place during a training activity.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.