Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Trane US, Inc. , 320 Rathbun Willard Drive, ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 02703
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Two employees were removing the condenser head of a chiller. While the head was suspended, it pivoted, causing one employee's finger to be caught between a bolt and a hole. The finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
An employee was moving from an extension ladder to a mezzanine to inspect duct work. The employee fell from the ladder to the hardwood floor 10 to 12 feet below, suffering a broken neck vertebra, a broken left humerus, a broken right wrist, and multiple broken ribs.
An employee was troubleshooting a corner post part stacker to determine if there were any faulty sensors. The machine cycled and pushed a slide mechanism into the employee's hand, amputating the tip of the ring finger at the first joint.
An employee was changing a fan motor on an air conditioning unit. The employee fell from the top of the AC unit to the rooftop about 8 feet below, suffering broken ribs and a broken right collarbone.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 541990)
Employees were conducting a snubbing operation. While making up the tubing swivel onto the joint in the mouse hole, employee 2 proceeded to pull power tongs off the pipe. At the same time, the injured employee went to re-adjust the tong heads. The make/brake handle was pulled and the injured employee's right hand got caught in the tongs. The injured employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated and he required surgery.
On 9/26/2025, an employee was using a pair of scissors to cut a zip-tie that was securing a box of files. The scissors slipped and lacerated the employee s left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was troubleshooting and rodding out a piece of process piping equipment when their left index finger was caught between the tool handle and threaded flange. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.