Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Motion Industries, Inc., 5202 Shadowlawn Avenue, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33610
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
At 9:40 a.m. on January 13, 2021, an employee was going up a tube between the beltcore. While he was doing so, a square tube slipped out. His left middle finger was pinned between the beltcore and the square tube. The finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.
An employee was wrapping a belt on a machine when his left middle finger was caught between the middle roll core and the slitter cylinder, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was using a compressed air blower to clean up accumulated dust and was exposed to airborne contaminants at the facility. The employee experienced shortness of breath and was hospitalized.
An employee was transporting a box placed on the seat beside him on the forklift. The box fell while the forklift was in motion. The employee reached down to retrieve it and lost control of the forklift while going down a ramp. When the employee tried to regain control, he was ejected from the forklift and injured his hip.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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