Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Willis Knighton Medical Center, 2400 Hospital Dr., BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71111
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was replacing the belt on a rooftop air conditioning unit. He was trying to stop the belt when it pulled his gloved hand into the pulley, causing amputations to his right middle, ring and little fingers.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Air conditioning units
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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