Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tampa Crane & Body Acquisition LLC, 5701 N 50th St, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33610
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee took the plug out of a hydraulic cylinder when the metal arm on the cylinder came down under its own weight and pinched his pinky finger between the two pieces of metal. As a result, his right pinky finger was partially amputated at the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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