Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at THE DURHAM COMPANY, 722 DURHAM ROAD, LEBANON, MISSOURI 65536
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle finger while operating a shear.
An employee was operating a brake press. A part was being pulled and a sheet metal part underneath came out with it and fell, striking the employee's foot/ankle. The employee sustained a laceration to the foot and ankle that required surgery.
An employee was using a press brake to straighten out a piece of bent product. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb before the first knuckle, either from the press brake or the product being pressed.
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of material from a press when the press activated and partially amputated his right index and middle fingers.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was performing routine maintenance on a shear machine when the machine's foot pedal was engaged and the blade contacted his right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to tighten down a metal packaging band for shipping. The metal band broke and struck the employee across their face, cutting their left face/eye area. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
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