Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Madix, Inc., 500 Madix Drive, ECLECTIC, ALABAMA 36024
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a press brake machine and making an adjustment. Her left middle finger was caught in the point of operation, amputating it at the first knuckle.
An employee was feeding scrap metal into a chipper when his right hand was squeezed against a metal component of the machine. He suffered an amputation to the right index finger at the second joint.
On April 10, 2025, an employee was operating a brake press when two of its dies pinched her left ring and middle fingers. She suffered amputations to both fingertips, just above the fingernails. The machine was guarded with a light curtain at the time of the incident.
An employee was using a forklift to move a piece of angle iron. The angle iron slipped off the forklift and hit the employee's right foot resulting in a toe amputation.
An employee was manufacturing parts on a roll former machine. He went to remove the parts and his right hand became caught between the parts and the guard, resulting in partial amputation of his ring finger.
On March 23, 2023, at approximately 9:00 AM, an employee was operating an automated saw. As the employee went to adjust the coolant sprayers, the rotating blades caught his glove and pulled his hand in, resulting in three left-hand finger amputations.
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 using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.
An employee was removing a roll (tooling) from a machine when their left little finger was pinched between the roll and the machine, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was rolling a piece of steel in the belt of a shape roller machine when his finger was pinched between two pieces of steel. His right ring and middle fingers were amputated.
An employee was cutting a length of steel coil when he noticed the steel might have cross-break defects. He used his gloved hand to feel for and clean the defected spots when his glove got caught in the measuring wheel, which rolls along the top of the steel to ensure accurate cuts. The employee's arm was pulled down into the machine until his body was stopped by a support bar that goes across the machine. The employee's arm was fractured at the elbow and required hospitalization.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
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