Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc., 195 Crown Drive, BATESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38606
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting an applicator roller on a can printer. The roller activated and pulled in the employee's right hand. The skin was torn off the hand and palm and the little finger was crushed.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, unspecified
More severe injuries at Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.
On November 9, 2022, at approximately 9:20 PM, an employee was preparing a trailer for loading. The employee was adjusting the dock plate when it came down, catching the employee's right hand against the trailer bed and amputating the index fingertip.
An employee was trying to prevent a machine guard from falling onto the product on the machine when his hand was caught in the machine's pulley system, amputating his right middle finger down to the first knuckle.
An employee was transporting a battery with a hoist. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the battery and the battery cage resulting in the amputation of the left ring fingertip.
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 checking a conveyor belt chain when his right index finger came into contact with the moving chain. He suffered a partial amputation to the right index finger.
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An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
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