Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Davey Tree Expert Compnay, Andrew Airforce Base, ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND 20762
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was looking under the hood of a truck. The employee's hand was on the engine alternator belt when the engine was started. The employee's fingertip was then caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in an amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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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