Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cintas Corporation, 101 W. Beebe Capps, SEARCY, ARKANSAS 72143
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on an industrial washer. He was trying to get the drum to rotate when it moved unexpectedly, pulling his finger into the nip point of the belt and pulley. It then rocked back, discharging his finger from the nip point. The employee's pinky finger was amputated. The machine had been locked out at the time of the incident.
An employee stepped up on the back of the work vehicle which was parked at a customer parking lot and began manually unloading a 4 galvanized pipe from the ladder rack on top of the vehicle. While removing the pipe, the employee lost his balance and fell backward off the back of the vehicle. The pipe that the employee was unloading was pulled down as he fell. Upon landing on the concrete parking lot, the pipe pinned the employee s right hand against the concrete. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to their middle finger that resulted in medical amputation of the finger.
An employee was walking while carrying a plastic rake. The employee tripped over the rake and fell resulting in a broken shoulder and a laceration on the face.
An employee was standing at her work station, folding towels, and passed out. The employee fell to the floor, hitting her head. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the head.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 812332)
A maintenance technician was investigating a noise coming from a conveyor. His left hand was caught by a roller and pulled in up to the forearm. The employee's forearm was fractured.
An employee was preparing a truck at a loading dock. She was placing the manual dock leveler device when her left middle finger became caught in the leveler. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was using a machine that irons and folds table napkins when a string from her sweatshirt got caught in the rollers. Her hand was pulled into the machine's point of operation, resulting in crush injuries that included a broken wrist.
On March 20, 2025, an employee was making a delivery at a customer location when they slipped on ice and fell off the bumper of the delivery truck to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.
An employee was manually loading a washing machine when her foot became caught under an air hose and she fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip and required surgery.
An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.
An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.