Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Land O Frost Inc., 16850 Chicago Avenue, LANSING, ILLINOIS 60438
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On June 28, 2020, an employee was adjusting the chain tension and linkage on a packaging machine. The employee's right hand was crushed in the point of operation of the die.
On January 9, 2024, an employee was clearing film from a machine roller when they suffered a crushing injury to their right hand and two broken fingers, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was changing casings on a clipper machine when the employee's left hand entered the machine's point of operation, resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger and laceration of the left ring finger.
The employee attempted to manually align boxes by pulling the bottom box forward, causing the top box to slide back and pinch the employee's right middle finger between the two boxes. A chunk of tissue was removed from the finger.
An employee was closing the overhead door on a trailer while standing on a dock. The door started going back up and the employee reached out with his right hand to stop and pull it back down. His right index finger was caught between two panels, amputating his fingertip.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311612)
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was using a de-clipping machine to cut the metal clips off of sausage sticks. As the employee put a link of sausages into the machine, their hand slipped into the point of operation. A piston pinched the employee's left index finger, causing a partial amputation.
An employee was operating a small tabletop grinder in a food safety quality assurance lab. She was stuffing meat down the grinder's chute when the grinder caught her right hand. Its auger caused an amputation to her middle finger and a partial amputation to her index finger.
A maintenance employee was removing an inspection plate from an industrial cooker. Hot liquid spilled onto him and burned his hands, arms, and torso area. He was hospitalized.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.