Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hollingsworth Logistics, 891 Auto Parts Plaza, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 25403
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing straps from the rollers of a strap machine. The straps and rollers caused the amputation of the employee's left middle fingertip.
While operating a powered pallet jack in reverse an employee's leg became caught between the pallet jack and a wall causing a crushing injury to his ankle.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 488991)
An employee was driving a counterbalance forklift. When he approached the opening of a demising wall, his lower left leg/foot got caught between the forklift and the bollard. He sustained a fracture.
An employee was cutting boards using a table saw when their right hand came in contact with the blade, resulting in amputations to their middle, ring, and little fingers.
An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.
An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.
An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.