Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TA Operating, LLC, 3 East Industrial Rd. , BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT 06405
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On July 26, 2019, a technician was installing a short belt to circumvent the air conditioning system in the engine compartment of a truck. The employee's right second and third fingers got caught between a pulley and drive belt resulting in partial amputations at the first joints.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
An employee was sitting in the driver's lounge on her break. When she got up, she tripped on the leg of the chair in front of her and fell, fracturing her hip and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On 3/07/2023, at 4:30 PM, an employee was walking through the driver s entrance door to get change for her register when her foot got caught on a floor mat just inside the door causing her to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
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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