Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY, 1000 RACO COURT NW, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30044
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating the trash can injection mold machine and noticed that the hopper was jammed with plastic material. As the employee attempted to unjam the hopper, the blade amputated the fingertips on his left hand.
An employee was moving a stair platform when his left little finger was caught between the platform and a hard surface. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the finger.
An employee was cleaning off a pallet sorting machine. The employee jumped approximately two feet from the top of the pallet sorting machine to a lower platform. Upon landing, the employee's left ankle rolled, resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization.
An employee was operating a stamping machine and got his right hand caught in the stamper. The employee was hospitalized on 11/18/2015 and underwent surgery to repair fractures on two fingers.
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.
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An employee was operating a drill and tap machine. He was placing a part with his right hand and removing a part coming in on the left side. He saw a part that was crooked and went to straighten it. The machine clamped down on his left index finger, degloving the top part of the finger and resulting in a partial amputation.
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