Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Weilert Enterprises, Inc., 5505 N. Birdcreek Ave, CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA 74015
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using an upcut saw to cut 2x4 wood when all four fingers on his left hand were amputated by the sawblade.
An employee was helping as a crane unloaded a flatbed at a dock. The employee stepped backward into a spot where a crate had been and fell off the edge of the flatbed. He landed on his head, left shoulder, and left hand on the ground 6 feet below. He suffered a broken shoulder and a head injury requiring stitches.
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 cutting boards using a table saw when their right hand came in contact with the blade, resulting in amputations to their middle, ring, and little fingers.
An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.
An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.