Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Harley-Davidson, Inc., W156 N9000 Pilgrim Rd., MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN 53051
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a jam in a gear machine. The employee cleared the jam using a small torque wrench, but another part jam occurred right behind the original jam. After unjamming those parts, the employee used a screwdriver to hold the parts back and his left index finger to prevent the next parts from coming down the track. One of the parts was released and caused the sensor to call for another part. The gate came down and cut his index finger resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was troubleshooting a machining cell. As they were exiting the machining cell, the employee fell backward and sustained fractured vertebrae and ribs.
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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