HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI—
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Parker Hannifin Corporation, 805 West Street, HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI 38635 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing a head from a fitting assembly when her finger was pinched in the fixture. She suffered an amputation.
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NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT—
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
An employee was cutting extruded aluminum framing material using a horizontal band saw. She went to grab a rag in the machine when the rag contacted the blade and pulled her hand in toward the blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—
Parker Hannifin Corporation
An employee was opening the rear entrance door of the facility. Wind closed the door on his left hand, causing the little fingertip to be amputated.
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI—
Parker Hannifin Corporation
An employee was repositioning a limiter inside an assembly fixture. The employee's fingertip was pinched between the fixture and the limiter, causing a partial fingertip amputation.
BATESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI—
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
An employee was performing maintenance activities on a ladder when they fell approximately 46 inches to the ground, resulting in a fracture to the left pelvis/sacrum.
WASHINGTON, MISSOURI—
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION
An employee was aligning bar stock in the collet of a CNC machine and troubleshooting. As the employee was making an adjustment in the collet cage, the machine was activated, causing the collet to move forward and pinch the employee's hand. A finger and the thumb on the hand were medically amputated.
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