Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vibracoustic dba Carmi Molding Division, 102 Industrial Ave, CARMI, ILLINOIS 62821
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On 04/25/2019, at approximately 5:27 p.m., an employee was adding rubber to the top of an extruder when the employee's right hand contacted the auger that was below the rollers. All four fingers on the employee's right hand were surgically amputated.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was completing setup of a job on a plastic molding machine. The employee was moving a molding tool within the machine using an overhead crane. Their left middle finger was caught between the molding tool and the eye bolt resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was moving a piece of molding equipment on a pallet using a pallet jack. The molding equipment tipped over and pinched the employee's middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation without bone loss.
The employee was working with a plastic lid press machine used for installing lids on cooler products. The employee was clearing a stuck plastic lid and their hand was caught in a pinch point resulting in a partial amputation to a finger.
An employee was performing maintenance on a clean-in-place (CIP) machine when the tip of the employee's thumb was caught in a pinch point and amputated.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.