Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at THE PAMPERED CHEF, 1 Pampered Chef Ln., ADDISON, ILLINOIS 60171
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing boxes from an automated carton erection machine. The employee's right thumb was caught in the chain and gear of the machine, which amputated the thumb tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was using a walkie-rider to move pallets. As the walkie-rider backed up, the employee's left foot was caught between the machine and the guard for the pallet rack. He suffered a broken bone in the left leg, as well as lacerations, and was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a forklift when his left leg was caught between the forklift and a stationary metal rail guard. He suffered an open fracture of the tibia and fibula, as well as an injury to the left peroneal artery.
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.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was fixing a metal plate on a dock when the plate fell and crushed his left middle and index fingers. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingers.
An employee was walking into the store through a rear exit door when the door closed behind him and caught his left ring finger between the door and the door frame, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was using a walkie-rider to move pallets. As the walkie-rider backed up, the employee's left foot was caught between the machine and the guard for the pallet rack. He suffered a broken bone in the left leg, as well as lacerations, and 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.