Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John Deere Harvester Works, 1100 13th Ave, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61244
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On July 7, 2021, an employee was removing a repair trailer from a utility vehicle's hitch using their right hand. As the hitch released, it pinched their right index finger between the tailgate of the utility vehicle and the trailer hitch latch resulting in a laceration and fracture to the right index finger that required surgery and hospitalization.
At about 5:40 a.m. on May 16, 2020, an employee fell while walking into work. The employee's face struck the concrete, causing a head contusion and a laceration above the right eye. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was painting a shear rack that was sitting on wheeled dollies. The rack shifted, causing the amputation of the employee's left middle fingertip in the pinch point between the rack and the dolly.
An employee was working at a discharge canyon assembly and pushing two assembly pieces together when his left pinky fingertip was pinched between the pieces, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was closing an overhead door when the rope he was using to pull the door closed broke, causing him to fall to the concrete ground and strike his head. He suffered a head laceration and concussion.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was climbing up a fixed ladder alongside a building to inspect a roof leak. The employee fell off the ladder and landed on the ground about 15 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to both wrists.
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An employee was accessing a tensioned hook that required a hoist mechanism to be engaged. He was unhooking the lift hook from a shelf column when the "up" button was pressed, which released the tension on the pneumatic air hoist. The employee's right index finger was caught between the hook and the column, resulting in a soft tissue amputation and fracture to the fingertip.
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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.
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