Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R & D THIEL, 2340 NEWBURG RD, BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS 61008
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
At about 8:15 a.m., on January 18, 2019, two employees were trying to clear jammed lumber in a saw. While one of the employees was holding up a lumber indexing guide, the saw switched to reverse feed. A 2-inch by 4-inch piece of lumber caught the bottom of the guide, moving it forward, and pinched the employee's index and little fingers. The tip of the little finger was amputated.
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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