Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Charter Next Generation, llc, 215 Industrial Drive, LEXINGTON, OHIO 44904
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On April 30, 2022, an employee was removing a finished roll of film from the shaft of a winder. As the employee manually pulled the 80-pound roll, his right ring finger was pinched between the cardboard core of the roll and an indention from a missing shaft plug on the steel shaft. The employee sustained an amputation to the right ring finger that included the fingernail.
On February 9, 2024, at 1:30 a.m., an employee was using a rag to clean the nip roller of a print press when their rag got caught between the rollers, causing their right hand to become caught in the rollers. The employee suffered crush injuries that included nerve and tendon injuries requiring hospitalization and surgery. The press was energized at the time of the incident.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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