Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CarMax Auto Superstores Inc, CarMax #6035, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33966
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was unloading vehicles from a car carrier. As he was releasing one of the chains that held a car down, the car rolled backward and the chain caught his glove. His left hand was pinned between the chain and the aluminum deck, and the index finger was injured. He was hospitalized and the finger was medically amputated above the knuckle.
An employee was unloading and loading cars from a hydraulic trailer on a car-hauling truck. As he moved a ramp down, his left index finger got caught between the ramp and a rail, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
A deck on a car hauler trailer was being raised. An employee's left little finger was caught in a hole, part of the locking mechanism to hold the deck in place. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was walking down a wet metal ramp while loading a car onto a car carrier when the employee slipped and fell, hitting the concrete and breaking the left leg.
An employee was removing a window tint film using a long handle razor blade. As he was entering the car, he stumbled and the handle of the razor blade caught against the seat with the razor facing him. His right knee struck the razor blade, cutting his leg above the knee.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 532111)
An employee was descending a set of stairs when he stumbled on the last step and fell onto his right side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip and required surgery.
An employee fell while getting into a company vehicle. He sustained scrapes to the head, lower back, right arm and right leg. He was hospitalized with a headache and blurred vison.
An employee was getting into a vehicle to move it into the garage when they fell backward and struck their head on the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture.
An employee was closing the store for the night. While closing the gate to the parking area, the gate dislodged from the tracks. The employee proceeded to lift the gate back onto the tracks and caught their right ring finger between the gate and the tracks, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.