Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at T & D Metal Products, LLC, 602 EAST WALNUT STREET, WATSEKA, ILLINOIS 60970
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On July 27, 2022, an employee was spot-welding when the welding machine came down on his right index fingertip. He was hospitalized and the fingertip was amputated.
On March 26, 2025, at approximately 3:49 p.m., an employee was relocating cardboard partitions used to package metal parts in a container when they felt pain in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized for a hernia.
On April 4, 2022, two employees were repositioning a steel coil to be fed into a press. While the coil was on the ground, it fell over onto one employee's lower left leg. The leg was broken and the employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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 forklift when its right front wheel dropped off a 6-inch curb. The forklift rolled over and trapped him against the concrete surface. He suffered a broken pelvis, ribs, and collarbone, as well as a collapsed lung.
An employee was operating a brake press when the top die broke, causing the bottom die to roll out and onto the employee's legs. Both of the employee's legs were crushed below the knee, and both legs were partially amputated. The employee's left leg was also fractured above the knee.
An employee was performing routine maintenance on a shear machine when the machine's foot pedal was engaged and the blade contacted his right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to tighten down a metal packaging band for shipping. The metal band broke and struck the employee across their face, cutting their left face/eye area. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.