Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CoorsTek, Inc., 4545 Mcintire Street, GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a grinding machine to grind ceramic when a button was hit and their left middle finger was caught between a ceramic part and the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
An employee attempted to retrieve a piece of ceramic material that broke off into the tape laminator machine he was using. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the machinery.
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 opening the door to a vertical lathe to remove a part. The part pushed open the door and fell onto him. It struck him, knocking off his hat, and then landed on his right foot. His toes were fractured and two were medically amputated. He also suffered a minor abrasion on the right side of his forehead. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a 1,600-ton dry press machine. He was standing on the pressing platform while waiting for the press cycle to complete. He fell off the platform and his head struck the reinforced concrete floor about 2 feet below. He lost consciousness and began bleeding from the back of his head and the side of his nose. He was hospitalized.
An employee was sliding a fork extension onto forklift forks when the fork extension slipped from his grip and his left hand was caught between the fork extension and the forklift forks, resulting in an amputation to the left middle digit.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.