Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jupitar Aluminum, 8963 River Rd, BEECH BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA 26030
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was checking for vibration on an applicator roll drive shaft. The grease fitting came around and caught the ring on the employee's left ring finger. The left ring finger was pulled into the applicator roll drive and was de-gloved and medically amputated at the lower knuckle.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
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