Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dart Corporation of Illinois, 7575 S. Kostner Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60652
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On January 8, 2020, at approximately 3:15 a.m., an employee was setting up a print press when the employee attempted to clean the print rollers. The employee's glove was pulled into the machine's rollers, crushing the employee's right hand. The employee sustained four broken fingers and the amputation of the pointer, middle, and index fingertips. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
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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