Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R-V Industries Inc., 584 Poplar Road, HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA 19344
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting angle iron when the hold-down mechanism smashed the tip of his left middle finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation to the finger.
An employee was using an overhead crane to lift a 200-pound part and fixture to be welded. As the part was lifted, it swung upright and the employee's left thumb was caught and crushed between the table and part, resulting in a medical amputation to the thumb tip above the knuckle.
An employee was working from an aerial scissor lift when a coworker activated a crane to test the limit switches. The crane hook snagged the aerial lift on the way up and threw the employee to the ground. The employee suffered a broken wrist and bruised ribs.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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