Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Legendary Yacht Club of Destin, LLC., 4601 Legendary Marina Drive, DESTIN, FLORIDA 32541
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
A forklift driver was scraping some foreign material from the slide plate of his forklift when the fork was moved back into the neutral position, causing the driver's right middle finger to be caught between the mast and the slide plate. This resulted in the amputation of his right middle finger from the nail up.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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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