Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DAP Products Inc., 13555 Jupiter Road, DALLAS, TEXAS 75238
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on a stem cartridge filling machine when his left index finger was caught between a pneumatic plunger and the frame of the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The air source was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
An employee was training to pack boxes on the extruding line. While reaching for a lid, the employee's left pinky finger was caught in the slat conveyor. The left pinky fingertip was amputated to the first knuckle at the hospital.
On June 17, 2016, an employee was troubleshooting an aerosol line can labeler to try and release a jam. The machine was shut off and did not restart. While investigating the drive belt, his middle and ring fingers were mashed between the belt drive and belt pulley. His fingertips had to be surgically amputated.
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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An employee worked a full shift and later started cramping up due to exposure to heat and high humidity. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.
At 2:05 p.m., the injured employee was shadowing another operator. They went into the aerosol gashouse as part of training. As they entered, the self-closing overhead door shut while the injured employee's right hand was still on the edge. The employee's little fingertip was caught and partially amputated between the door and the frame.
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On April 8, 2025, an employee was unjamming a conveyor belt. It reactivated, and his right little finger was caught between the belt and a conveyor roller. He suffered a partial amputation of the fingertip.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
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