Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Menards Inc., 8459 State Rt 41 NW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO 43160
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
The injured employee was working on the concrete block line. The line had stopped while maintenance was tracking the conveyor belt to center it on the rollers. The injured employee attempted to secure a guide to help final product onto the conveyor and his right hand became caught between the head pulley and was pulled down into the machine. His index and middle fingers were amputated.
An employee was observing a forklift under operation when the boards shifted and his right hand became pinched between the supports of the forklift attachment and the forklift tine. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
An employee was building 10-to-12-foot trusses on a truss production line. When the trusses are finished, a conveyor arm lifts up the conveyor so that a forklift can remove the trusses from the conveyor. Once the forklift is in position, employees have to lower the arms manually to allow the forklift to back out with the trusses. When the employee went to lower the arm, it came down quickly and pinched his right index finger between the framework of the conveyor and the bottom part of the arm. The employee suffered crush injuries that required surgery.
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