Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Thieme Corporation, 3605 Swenson Ave, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS 60174
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On May 18, 2021, an employee was servicing a chiller cooling unit. The employee had removed a side cover from the unit to add water when the fan on top of the unit turned on and pulled in his right hand. He suffered an index finger amputation, a possible amputation of the thumb, and a laceration to the middle finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, unspecified
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut out foam for packaging. The sawblade came into contact with the employee's left index finger, amputating the tip.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 333511)
An employee was operating an overmolding injection machine. His left hand was crushed when the hydraulic plates came together to complete the overmold process. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left ring finger and abrasions on both sides of his hand.
On April 4, 2025, an employee was assembling a cooker and was positioning a shaft inside the shell. The shaft was lifted up on each end. When the weight is off the shell, cranes move north or south to position the cooker inside the shell. The cooker shaft suddenly moved and his right middle finger was caught between the cooker shell and a gauge block. The finger was amputated to the bottom of the fingernail.
An employee was using a floor-mounted vertical sander to deburr a part. The part got caught between the guard and the sander. The employee's hand was pulled in and the sander crushed the employee's fingers.
An employee was operating a wax injection die. The die's metal lid (which weighed about 125 pounds) fell on his hand. He suffered crush injuries to the index and middle fingers that required surgery.
On June 27, 2024, an employee was assembling a completed mold top weighing 1,261 pounds. The hook from the hoist was under tension. She went to adjust the hook and it moved, catching her left thumb against the mold top. She sustained an amputation to the tip of the thumb.
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.