Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Thacker Casket Manufacturing, Inc., 4122 RUSHTON STREET, FLORENCE, ALABAMA 35630
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was closing a door to a paint booth. The employee's left thumb was caught between the door and the jamb, sustaining a partial amputation to the tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Doors, except garage and vehicle
More severe injuries at Thacker Casket Manufacturing, Inc.
An employee was changing out floor paper under a chain conveyor inside a topcoat cure oven. His left middle finger was pulled into a pinch point between the conveyor's chain and a gear. The skin of the fingertip was degloved, and the fingertip was medically amputated at the first joint.
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 339995)
An employee had made adjustments inside a wood moulder and was operating the machine when they sustained a left ring fingertip amputation as well as a laceration to the middle finger.
An employee was changing out floor paper under a chain conveyor inside a topcoat cure oven. His left middle finger was pulled into a pinch point between the conveyor's chain and a gear. The skin of the fingertip was degloved, and the fingertip was medically amputated at the first joint.
Two employees were preparing to pour concrete to manufacture burial vaults. The belt on the concrete auger broke. One of the employees had replaced the belt and was fixing a twist in it, with his left middle finger under it, when the machine was turned on. The fingertip was amputated about 1/4 inch below the nail.
While returning from lunch and entering the yard office doorway, an employee tripped on a step and fell, suffering multiple fractures to the right leg and ankle.
An employee was working on a manual clamp. He was holding the clamp with his left hand and holding a cylinder with his right hand. His right index finger was inside a slot on the cylinder housing when the clamp arm slipped out of his left hand and fell. When the unit fell, his right index finger was still in the slot and the top portion of the cylinder came down and amputated his finger. The equipment was not locked out at the time of the incident.
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.
An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.