Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MASONITE CORPORATION, 1001 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI 39440
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was changing a preheater feed screw. He was using a 4-foot-long piece of pipe to bump the blow-back cylinder and make it retract so that the feed screw could be removed. The cylinder then moved forward instead of retracting, which forced the pipe back. The pipe pinned the employee's hand between the end of the pipe and a very heavy flange that was part of the machine frame. The employee's right index finger was amputated.
An employee was loading fiber board panels onto a conveyor belt when a board jam occurred. When the employee attempted to clear the board jam, the right sleeve of his jacket was caught by the machine, resulting in multiple fractures to his right arm.
An employee was troubleshooting a door machine issue when his right hand entered the point of operation, striking a rotating drill bit and amputating the right ring finger at the base of the hand and the first knuckle.
An employee was using a steel brush to clean glue from the lay-up machine when the steel brush was caught in the rollers. The employee's right hand was then lacerated by the steel brush and rollers, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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