Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Prime Inc, 2848 North Le Compte Road, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was clearing debris from a conveyor belt using a 2 X 4. The 2 X 4 was sucked into the machine along with the employee's body, injuring his left arm and shoulder, his head, and causing part of his left ring finger to be amputated.
On July 8, 2022, at 7:00 PM, an employee was entering his truck to retrieve paperwork when he slipped off the step of the truck and fell onto the pavement. The employee's left wrist was fractured.
An employee was airing up a steer tire for a tractor trailer truck. He put it in a cage and was walking back to check for leaks when a zipper rupture occurred. The force pushed him back and he fell onto the ground. He was hospitalized.
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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