Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PARK CITY PACKAGING INC., 4790 AVIATION PARKWAY, COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA 30349
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cutting lumber and pushing wood through a table saw when the saw amputated the employee's left ring finger.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was walking into an aisle from between machines when they were struck by a forklift that was turning in to the aisle. The employee sustained head trauma.
An employee was checking temperatures to a side seal assembly when the side seal bar pinched the inside of his right middle fingertip causing an amputation.
An employee was parking a standup powered industrial vehicle (PIV) after moving pallets in a warehouse when they struck a stationary forklift, resulting in an ankle injury.
An employee was operating a forklift with a hopper attached. The chain that holds the hopper in place was stuck between the forklift prongs. The employee was working to free the chain when the forklift forks fell on their left forearm causing a severe laceration.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.