Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tecnocap, LLC, 1701 Wheeling Ave., GLEN DALE, WEST VIRGINIA 26038
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At approximately 2:12 PM, an employee was operating a wax machine when his left sleeve became caught in the gears of the machine, pulling his arm into the gears. He was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.
An employee was working alongside an electrician on a piece of equipment. When they manually turned the threader gears, their finger became caught between the gears. The end of the finger was amputated.
An employee was using a shear to cut thin pieces of metal. The shear activated while his right hand was at the cutting area and the tip of his right middle finger was amputated. The shear was unguarded at the time.
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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An employee was un-banding metal blanks from pallets. He stepped on a pallet where the boards of the pallet overhung the runners, causing him to lose his footing and fall to the floor. The employee sustained injury to his left hip requiring hospitalization.
An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.
An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.
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