Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Express - Groveport, 4400 Marketing Place, GROVEPORT, OHIO 43125
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was conducting a pre-trip inspection of a school bus with the engine on. The employee's right-hand fingers contacted the fan blade while the employee checked the belt. The employee suffered an amputation to the right index fingertip.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee finished her afternoon shift and was walking to her car on the gravel/dirt/grass walking surface. As she approached the exit gate, she tripped/stumbled and fell onto a nearby fence and the ground. The employee sustained fractures to collarbones or rotator cuffs on each side of her shoulder(s).
A maintenance employee was working on a bus at the maintenance shop when he tripped and fell on a wheel chock. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip and required surgery.
An employee was performing a pre-trip inspection of a bus. He was walking down the bus steps using the handrail when he slipped and fell, resulting in back injuries, internal bleeding, and a severe hematoma.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
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An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.