Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Land O' Frost, Inc., 16850 Chicago Avenue, LANSING, ILLINOIS 60438
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was changing casings on a clipper machine when the employee's left hand entered the machine's point of operation, resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger and laceration of the left ring finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
On January 9, 2024, an employee was clearing film from a machine roller when they suffered a crushing injury to their right hand and two broken fingers, resulting in an amputation.
On June 28, 2020, an employee was adjusting the chain tension and linkage on a packaging machine. The employee's right hand was crushed in the point of operation of the die.
The employee attempted to manually align boxes by pulling the bottom box forward, causing the top box to slide back and pinch the employee's right middle finger between the two boxes. A chunk of tissue was removed from the finger.
An employee was closing the overhead door on a trailer while standing on a dock. The door started going back up and the employee reached out with his right hand to stop and pull it back down. His right index finger was caught between two panels, amputating his fingertip.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 424470)
An employee was grinding meat in a meat grinder when the auger caught his nitrile glove and pulled his arm into the machine. The employee sustained amputation of their left hand and arm to halfway up the forearm and required surgery. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was cleaning a sheeter transfer conveyor. He was cleaning the conveyor support bars when his left hand was caught and pulled into a conveyor sprocket. He suffered a fracture, a laceration, and tendon/nerve damage to the hand and was hospitalized.
A warehouse employee was operating a forklift in the freezer area. While making a turn, the forklift slid on condensation that had accumulated on the freezer floor. The forklift struck a yellow pole that designates the exit path and the employee s left heel became caught between the forklift and the yellow pole, resulting in a heel pad avulsion, or rupture of the heel fat pad. The employee's injury required surgery and hospitalization.
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.