Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Royston Holding Inc., 785 Great Southwest Parkway, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a drill press to bore a piece of wood. The drill bit caught the glove on his left hand, resulting in the amputation of his left thumb.
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 541420)
Employees were using a forklift equipped with four wire slings to move a 20-foot by 6-foot roofing panel from the work area to the laydown yard. The slings were threaded through the forklift's forks (two slings per fork), and the other ends were secured to the panel with shackles. The forklift was reversing through a bay door opening and the injured employee was applying pressure to a corner of the panel so it would fit through the opening. The load shifted, causing a sling to slide off a fork. The roof panel then fell onto the injured employee's left foot, resulting in a fractured ankle.
Two employees were using a scissor lift to install a sign when a gust of wind knocked the scissor lift over. One of the employees fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left shoulder and left hip.
An employee was working to fit two 1-1/2-inch stainless steel spool pieces at a flanged connection to bolt up.
To align the two spool pieces, the top section of pipe (10 feet in length) was rigged using a nylon strap choker, attached to a 1/2-ton chain.
As the employee attempted to move the pipe, the load shifted in the nylon strap, causing the top section of the pipe to drop approximately 1-2 inches, which pinched the injured employee's left index finger in the flanged connection and resulted in an amputation of the finger's distal tip.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.