Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LGM Trucking, LLC, GPS_Coordinates: 31.89040 N, 102.27538 W, ODESSA, TEXAS 79765
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A mechanic was working with a loader operator to replace the sheared pin of a quick connect system on a front-end loader. The mechanic was manually aligning the cylinder end with the attachment connection shaft when the quick connect system was actuated. The mechanic's index and middle fingers were caught between the cylinder end and the attachment connection shaft. The middle finger was amputated above the distal interphalangeal joint.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
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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