Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at B&I Contractors, Inc., 2701 Prince St, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33916
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a crimping machine. When the employee removed the jammed material, the machine began to operate and amputated the employee's left thumb tip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
An employee was operating a drill with a 3/8-inch drill bit. The drill bit snapped and struck the employee in his eye, which resulted in hospitalization.
An employee was descending a ladder, mis-stepped, and fell roughly 5 feet to the floor below. His leg became caught on a ladder rung and the upper part of his body contacted the floor. The employee sustained a fractured wrist and bruising on their side.
An employee was climbing down a 10-foot ladder. It slipped out from under him and he fell, landing on a 3-inch-diameter PVC pipe that was lying on the ground. He suffered six broken ribs and a punctured lung.
An employee and a coworker were working in an electrical room, pushing a ground cable through the top of the main distribution panel, when an arc flash occurred. The employee was thrown 5 feet back from the panel and required 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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