Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ingersoll Rand, Inc., 1419 Illinois Avenue, SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN 53081
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating an aluminum trim press. While reaching down to put another part in a bin, their right hand was crushed by the press resulting in a partial amputation of a finger.
An employee was setting up dies on a die casting machine. The machine's ram unexpectedly returned from the down position and caught the tip of the employee's right thumb against a pinch point in the shot sleeve. The employee suffered an open fracture/amputation to the thumb tip. The machine was not locked out at the time.
An employee was servicing a reciprocating air compressor when their left middle finger was caught in a belt motor pulley sheave while manually moving the belt. Approximately 1/4 inch of the employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee was using a grooving machine to put a lip on the edge of a pipe. His glove was caught in the machine, which amputated three of his fingers.
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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