Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc., 7777 Kia Parkway, WEST POINT, GEORGIA 31833
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a limit switch on a conveyor when he dropped his wrench. The wrench hit the limit switch and caused the conveyor to move forward. The hanger on the conveyor caught his hand and he sustained a severe laceration to the right hand.
An employee was attempting to remove a vehicle seat from a conveyor transport pallet. The employee's right hand and glove were caught under the seat latching lever and they suffered an amputation to their right index finger.
An employee was laying down on a maintenance service catwalk to examine the electrical busbars on a crane when the crane moved in his direction and snagged his right foot. His right ankle was severely lacerated, eventually leading to a right foot amputation above the ankle.
An employee was performing an ergonomic push/pull meter evaluation while pulling a cart with meter straps when the straps broke away and he fell backwards, hitting the towing hitch of a tow-tugger. He suffered a fractured left leg and broken ribs.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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