Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RHE HATCO INC., 302 HUNTSMAN WAY, LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75603
on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was trying to unjam a press machine when his left glove became caught in the machine. The employee used his right hand to pull his left hand out, and both of his arms were caught in the machine resulting in amputation of both hands.
HospitalizedAmputationHand(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, unspecified
An employee was operating a blower machine and separating fur when his right hand went into the machine, resulting in amputations to his middle, ring, and little fingers.
An employee was pulling fur out of a blower machine when the tip of their glove was caught by the chain on the blower, resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
An employee was trying to unclog a blowing machine when its rollers caught his right hand. He suffered injuries resulting in an amputation (of the right finger at the second knuckle) and hospitalization.
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 trying to unclog a blowing machine when its rollers caught his right hand. He suffered injuries resulting in an amputation (of the right finger at the second knuckle) and hospitalization.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.