Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Toyo Tires North America, 3660 Highway 411, WHITE, GEORGIA 30184
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was standing on a bobbin to clear a blockage on an extruder. While she was clearing the block, the equipment cycled, causing a second degree burn on her right hand and pinning her between the extruder and the cage guard. She broke four ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersExtruding machinery
A maintenance employee was walking through a pit that had water on the floor and a transition to a lower level. The employee stepped into an area intended to collect condensate water being let off from steam lines, which is then cleared by sump pumps. Hot water entered his boot and he sustained burns to his ankle and the top of his foot. At the time of the incident, the sump pumps malfunctioned and failed to clear the condensate.
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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