Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Leviat, 402 Gibbs Sprawl Road, CONVERSE, TEXAS 78109
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee reached into the point of operation on an assembly machine while another employee actuated the machine with a two-hand control. The injured employee's left middle finger became trapped between the part and the actuated piston on the machine, causing a partial fingertip amputation.
An employee was operating a resistance welder when it jammed. The employee was working to unjam the welder at the top ram when the ram retracted, causing amputations to two fingertips.
An employee was fixing a wire on a metal bending machine when his left ring finger was crushed. The employee sustained an amputation to the left ring fingertip.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) carrying a nesting sheave on the back counterweight of the PIT. He was holding the sheave when the PIT struck a pothole in the floor, causing the sheave to roll forward and crush his right index fingertip against the back of the PIT seat frame. The employee's fingertip was amputated, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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