Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jack Cooper Transport, 1240 Claycomo Road, LIBERTY, MISSOURI 64068
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a drill press. The press caught the employee's gloved left hand and pulled it into the point of operation resulting in amputation of the left index finger.
An employee was loading vehicles on a car hauler. While he was on the top level, he slipped and fell, landing with both feet on the ground. The employee sustained a right ankle fracture.
An employee had been transporting finished vehicles from the assembly plant to the storage yard. The employee reported feeling light-headed and dizzy and was hospitalized with dehydration and exhaustion.
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.
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An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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