Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Eby-Brown Company, LLC., 2516 Prospect Drive, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54703
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At 10:00 a.m. on June 27, 2022, an employee was unjamming a case from a juice line at a merge location. When he pulled some netting down, his right ring finger was caught in the conveyor pulley and partially amputated.
An employee was operating a forklift when it struck the upright guard of a rack. This caused it to spin about 90 degrees; the employee struck the rack and suffered a leg injury.
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.
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