Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Caraustar Industries, 100 Forrest Ln , BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS 62618
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On March 27, 2018, at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee noticed a piece of trim tangled up on a slitter and was in the process of clearing the machine when the blade cut him. He suffered a distal tip amputation of his left thumb.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, n.e.c.
On July 25, 2018, an employee was reaching around a tube to back a wax applicator out because it was applying too much wax when the employee's finger was caught between the wax applicator and the tube, resulting in a distal amputation to the right index fingertip. The equipment was unguarded at the time of the incident.
Two temporary employees were working to stand up paperboard tubes 18 inches in diameter, 240 inches in length, and 105 pounds in weight. As one employee turned to walk away, one of the tubes fell and struck the first employee in the head, knocking him to the floor. This employee sustained a fracture to the second vertebra in his neck, which required surgery and hospitalization.
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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