Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McLane Southern Inc., 2014 East Manufacturers Blvd., BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI 39601
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was looking at a repair to a roller line. The employee's left hand was on a nearby conveyor belt when a box on the conveyor reached a photo eye. The belt started, and the employee's left hand was caught and crushed between it and a roller.
A yard spotter was training a teammate. The trainer stood on the platform of the yard truck and as the teammate was backing into a trailer, he jumped the fifth wheel and the trainer was pinned between the cab of the yard truck and the trailer. The employee sustained broken bones.
An employee was cleaning out trash from a conveyor line. The conveyor's chain caught the employee's left hand and amputated the middle and ring fingers.
The injured employee was operating an electric pallet jack to shuttle empty totes and was driving around a pallet of freight. At the same time, a forklift operator was driving around the pallet of freight while carrying an empty pallet. The empty pallet contacted the injured employee s lower leg area, causing the employee to be thrown from the pallet jack and strike their head on the floor. The injured employee broke a leg.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
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An employee was cleaning a depositor machine to setup for a new product run. His right index finger was caught by moving parts in the depositor machine and the fingertip was partially amputated without bone loss.
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An employee was using a walkie stacker when the merchandise on it shifted and fell onto him. He suffered a head injury and a broken left leg that required surgery. He was hospitalized.
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
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.
An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.