Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ATCO Rubber Products, Inc., 7101 Atco Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76118
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was sanding a steel shaft on a lathe and performing maintenance when their glove was caught by the shaft pulling his right hand into the shaft and amputating the middle finger at the first joint below the finger nail.
An employee was running cardboard through a machine to stamp a company's logo on it. As the employee added ink to the roller, the employee's right hand, wrist, and forearm were caught between the transfer roller and the print roller. The employee sustained a fractured finger and severe lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a ram packer machine when his arm was caught in a pinch point and his right forearm was punctured by part of the machine, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was operating a packer machine when he attempted to grab a piece of flex duct that was hanging from the back. His right index finger was caught and amputated by the machine, and his middle finger was cut.
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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