ACME BRICK

An employee was removing a belt from a motor on an extruder when his finger was pinched by the belt, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

A temporary employee cleaned a tripper and radioed the operator to restart the machine. The employee was then caught in a rotating shaft, suffering a left shoulder dislocation and left arm fracture that required hospitalization. The guard was removed at the time of the incident.

An employee was attempting to align a brick in a strapping machine when the employee's fingers were caught in the machine, resulting in the removal of skin from two fingers.

An employee was pulling bricks off of carts that were being moved forward by a forklift. The forklift operator moved the cart forward while the employee's hands were still on the brick, causing his right hand to smash against the metal surface and amputating his right thumb.

An employee suffered the amputation of the left index fingertip while troubleshooting a packaging machine.

An employee was using a crane. The hook slipped and a fitting fell onto a finger on the employee's left hand causing a fracture and laceration.

An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.

An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.

An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.

An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.

An employee was operating a slab line in a plant that produces 16" x 9" x 3" concrete slabs that weigh approximately 25-30 pounds. The employee went to adjust the chain and sprocket for the doubler that stacks the slabs two high, when their right middle finger was caught in the machine. The employee sustained a partial transphalangeal amputation of the finger.

An employee was packaging brick. A brick broke from the bundle and became lodged between the conveyor rollers. The employee was removing the brick when the bundle of brick shifted forward, catching his left index finger between the bundle and the conveyor roller and resulting in a partial amputation to the fingertip.

An employee was observing the operation of the stacker machine and climbed onto a platform to align bricks in the stacker. While the employee was on the platform, the machine cycled, striking and pinning him to the chain conveyor. The employee suffered abrasions on his arms and hairline fractures of his pelvis.

An employee was picking up broken bricks from the floor to throw into a hopper. A forklift reversed, and its counterweight struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken left foot, as well as injuries to the leg and ankle, and was hospitalized.

An employee was removing a belt from a motor on an extruder when his finger was pinched by the belt, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.

An employee was cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.

A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.

An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.