Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hohmann & Barnard, Inc., 1902 Woodlands Industrial Drive, TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA 35173
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was trying to adjust the wire alignment in knurled wheels on a ladder wire line when the machine cycled and their hand was pulled into a knurled wheel, resulting in a middle finger amputation.
An employee was reaching into a machine to adjust rollers. The machine cycled on and pulled the employee's right hand into the rollers, causing the amputation of three fingers.
An employee was preparing to realign a product back onto the core of a shaft. The employee's arm was caught by the rotating shaft and became bound up in the product. The employee's left shoulder was dislocated and their left forearm was broken.
A temporary employee was running a spot welding machine when it was activated via the foot pedal. The machine then cut his right index finger at the first knuckle.
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 pulling a steel parts handcart when its wheels caught on something and locked up. The cart fell backward. The cart handle struck the middle of the employee's right foot, breaking bones. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The saw kicked back, and its blade cut three fingers on the employee's right hand, resulting in an amputation.
Two employees were running a CNC folder machine. The injured employee went to adjust the metal and the machine came down, crushing her forearms. Her left arm was fractured and both arms required stitches.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.