Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FGX International, Inc., 500 George Washington Highway, SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND 02917
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a broom to sweep debris from the floor in a receiving area. While he was moving a fan out of the way, the fan blade amputated his right ring fingertip and cut his right middle finger.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
A lab technician was operating a polishing machine. He went to replace pads within the machine when the camera inside the machine that performs scanning lowered and caught his right wrist against the polishing tank. The employee suffered crush injuries to his wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.
In a machine shop, an employee was transporting 100-pound metal plates to an assembly table. Three plates began to fall and the employee went to catch them. The plates fell on the employee's fingers, amputating their left middle and ring fingertips.
An employee was setting up a press machine. He was reattaching the air supply to the press when his right index finger was caught and fractured in two places.
An employee picked up a beverage bottle that had previously fallen from a janitor's cart and drank from it. The bottle contained a blue liquid that was a disinfectant cleaning solution. The employee suffered chemical burns to the throat and esophagus and was hospitalized.
An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
An employee was walking through a parking garage. She tripped over a curb and fell forward onto her right knee, then her left knee, both hands, and her face. She suffered an injury to the left knee that required surgery, as well as scrapes on the chin and both palms and soreness in the left wrist.
An employee was using a hose to clear storm drains after a sewer backup. The employee fell backward and his head struck the curb, resulting in an Injury on the right side of his head, generalized bruising, and pain in his left ankle, right hip, left shoulder, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.