Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Burwell Industries Inc., 17 Inverness Way S, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cutting wood with a table saw when the blade touched his hand, causing the amputation of his right middle finger.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was removing a label from a conveyor when their hand got caught in the conveyor, resulting in a fracture and laceration to the right hand that required stitches and surgery.
An employee was retrieving a product off a shelf when they lost their balance and fell backward off a step stool. They struck the floor and suffered a head and shoulder injury.
An employee was unjamming a powder milling machine when one of the employee's left fingers was caught in the machine's rotating parts. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.