Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Charles Industries, Ltd., 16265 E National Dr., MARSHALL, ILLINOIS 62441
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On January 15, 2021, an employee had just adjusted a coil module on an insertion press when the press cycled. It caught the employee's right index fingertip, causing a partial amputation.
An employee was clearing a clog of sawdust on the discharge side of a sawdust collection unit when his hand was contacted by the impeller, resulting in an amputation to the left middle finger and hand lacerations.
On May 6, 2019, at approximately 3:49 PM, an employee working on a brake press and handling a piece of sheet metal (approximately 2' x 4'). The sheet slipped and lacerated the ulnar artery on his left wrist, just above the glove. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
An employee was clearing a clog of sawdust on the discharge side of a sawdust collection unit when his hand was contacted by the impeller, resulting in an amputation to the left middle finger and hand lacerations.
On May 6, 2019, at approximately 3:49 PM, an employee working on a brake press and handling a piece of sheet metal (approximately 2' x 4'). The sheet slipped and lacerated the ulnar artery on his left wrist, just above the glove. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
An employee's thumb was partially amputated while performing maintenance on a primary machine. Four of the employee's fingers were caught in a belt and pulley.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.