Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SOUTHWARK METAL MANUFACTURING CO., 2073 N. RADEMAKERS WAY, FREMONT, NEBRASKA 68025
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was placing a wooden spacer between slit steel coils (weighing approximately 600 pounds) to transport them by crane when a coil shifted and fell on the employee's legs, crushing them.
A driver was reseating a seated rack in a trailer. As the rack cup was seated onto the post, the palm side of the employee's right little finger was caught between the two. The employee suffered an avulsion to the finger and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was performing diagnostics on an automatic elbow machine when the forming piece that runs around in a channel severed the tip of his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was unscrewing fasteners to remove the guarding for a roll former machine to expose two sets of rollers. The employee then placed a flathead screwdriver perpendicular against the edge of one of the wheels in the set furthest away from his position to remove galvanized build-up. During this process, the screwdriver hit the wheel and was pulled into the rollers pinning the employee's left ring finger between the screwdriver handle and the machine. The shaft of the screwdriver then broke, releasing the employee's finger. The employee suffered a soft tissue injury and amputation of the left fourth digit. The machine was powered and operating at the time.
An employee was loading a piece of sheet metal onto a shear. The material clamping device came down on the employee's left middle finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip and the fingernail.
An employee was unloading 30-foot 2-inch barrels from a pan holding about 20 barrels. The barrels tipped over, striking and breaking both of the employee's lower legs.
An employee was in a sandblasting area, preparing the surface of a plate heat exchanger frame for painting. The frame fell on the employee, who suffered fractures to vertebrae, the neck, pelvis, and rib cage; and punctured lungs.
An employee was pulling a steel parts handcart when its wheels caught on something and locked up. The cart fell backward. The cart handle struck the middle of the employee's right foot, breaking bones. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The saw kicked back, and its blade cut three fingers on the employee's right hand, resulting in an amputation.
Two employees were running a CNC folder machine. The injured employee went to adjust the metal and the machine came down, crushing her forearms. Her left arm was fractured and both arms required stitches.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.