Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GLISTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION, 8366 N. Highway 51, MC BRIDE, MISSOURI 63776
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a dump tote when a solenoid energized and lowered a metal framework onto the employee resulting in severe crushing injuries. The equipment was not locked/tagged out at the time.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableSpecial process machinery, unspecified
More severe injuries at GLISTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION
An employee was troubleshooting a check weigher. The machine was turned off and the employee replaced the drive belt. When the machine started back up the employee's right index finger was caught on the moving belt and partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. The machine was not guarded at the time.
An employee was running a microwave bagging machine. A belt jammed; while the employee was fixing the jam, the employee's right index finger was amputated up to the first knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time.
The injured employee was moving a load of product with a pallet jack on the front loading dock of the building. Another employee was operating a sit down forklift and struck the pallet jack pinning the injured employee's left leg between the pallet jack and the forklift resulting in an ankle injury.
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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An employee was changing the belt of a sorting machine. He was on his knees, changing the drive belt under the machine, when lost his balance and hit his head on the framework. He suffered an injury that caused numbness in both arms and hands and was hospitalized.
An employee was removing product build-up from the corners of the jump belt on a machine. The machine started and the employee's left thumb was caught between the guiderail and the belt. Their thumb tip was amputated.
An employee was monitoring the food stream from the picker into a cooling valve when she saw a piece of plastic on the food. As she attempted to remove the plastic, the picker wrapped around and pulled her hand, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
An employee was installing a clean bran mash hopper when their right little finger was caught between the hopper and a pipe, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was at the top of a rolling step lock ladder taking a bolt out of a sprocket using a box wrench. When the bolt broke loose, the employee lost his balance and fell backward 4-5 feet onto the floor. He sustained fractures to the clavicle, scapula, and three ribs as well as a laceration to the back of his head.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.