Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hibbett Wholesale, Inc., 201 Corporate Woods Dr, Alabaster, AL 35007, ALABASTER, ALABAMA 35007
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was oiling and visually inspecting conveyor chains and sprockets. The employee's right index finger was pulled into the chain as he attempted to wipe oil from underneath it. The finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was pushing a cart containing a trash bin toward the trash compactor when the cart was struck by a forklift that was backing up. The cart then struck the injured employee and knocked him to the ground, resulting in a right hip injury.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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