Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Finfrock DMC, 2400 APOPKA BLVD., APOPKA, FLORIDA 32703
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was placing steel abutments onto a sled (a setup and transportation tool) using a hoist. Two abutments were being lifted in the hoist. As the employee placed one of them, the second one swung back toward it, pinching the employee's left ring finger between the two. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing exploratory surgery.
An employee was attempting to disconnect the whip line from a lifter on a pre-cast concrete member. As the whip line got tension, the employee's left ring finger was caught between the lifter and the cable, causing a fracture and laceration.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
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