Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mauser Packaging Solutions, 1601 Valdosta Highway, HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA 31634
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting an ammunition handle box press machine. He was attempting to use a pair of plyers to remove a stuck part in the die when his right hand was caught between the upper die and the stripper sensor. He sustained a laceration and fracture to the fifth metacarpal on his right hand. The press was running and unguarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was preparing to remove the drive chain of a conveyor motor. Their thumb became caught in the sprocket and chain of the drive motor, resulting in an amputation to the thumb tip between the nail and the first joint.
An employee was freeing a 55-gallon drum that was stuck in the flange machine when the machine caught their right middle finger and amputated the fingertip.
An employee was walking up the steps to the front door of the office when they tripped on the front edge of a step. The employee fell onto the concrete floor landing on his right side, and sustained a fractured right hip.
An employee was adjusting the belt on a machine when their finger became caught between the belt and the pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
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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