Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Worksaver Inc, 9 Worksaver Trail, LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS 62056
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
While an employee was adjusting a stop on a machine the machine engaged and amputated the employee's fingertip.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 551112)
An employee was walking through a parking lot at a warehouse when a reversing forklift struck him and ran over his leg. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated knee.
An employee was measuring a second-story window from the inside. The employee fell out of the window to the ground, suffering an injury to a major artery and fractured ribs, both injuries requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was sitting on the liquid petroleum tank of a forward-tipping forklift, unloading a safe into a dumpster. The forklift tipped forward. When it tipped back to a neutral position, the employee suffered a lower back injury.
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.