Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company, 201 W Main, BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS 61422
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On September 17, 2018, an employee was testing a steel hammer handle in the gripper of an all-steel handle rougher when the employee's hand was caught between the steel hammer handle and a 50-grit belt, avulsing the employee's posterior right hand.
On September 8, 2023, an employee was using an overhead hoist to dump a batch of center punches from a heat treating tub into the normalizer. The tub fell out of the dumping cradle and onto the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the left foot.
An employee was using a drill press to drill holes in a hammer handle. The rotating drill bit contacted the employee's right glove while the employee was clearing chips from the table. The employee suffered an amputation to the little finger at the first knuckle.
On September 4, 2018, at approximately 2:40 PM, an employee felt dizzy, passed out, hit his head, and suffered a head laceration. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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