Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 660 S. EUCLID, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63132
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to change out a belt on a fan when his left thumb was caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
An employee was in the breakroom sitting next to a stack of chairs. Later, the employee was found on the floor of the breakroom with a stack of chairs on top of them, resulting in a broken hip.
An employee was walking and stepped on the edge of a sidewalk (next to grass) when her foot became caught on the edge. She fell forward and rolled to her right to try and catch herself but landed on her right shoulder. She suffered a right shoulder strain and contusion.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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