Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walsh Glass and Metal Inc., 92-33 Guy R Brewer Blvd, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11433
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were on a two-point suspension scaffold outside a building, installing windows. One of them was holding a window on its jamb as it was slid into place to connect it to another. His right middle finger was caught between the two windows and amputated.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was unloading glass panels from a delivery truck and riding the lift gate down with a cart of the panels. The material shifted when the lift gate reached the ground and the glass panels fell onto his right foot. The employee sustained three fractures to his foot.
On March 26, 2025, an employee was operating a forklift. They were passing a stationary skid steer when their left foot contacted the skid steer, resulting in a crushed left ankle. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a splicer piece when the metal kicked back and the employee's finger contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained a finger amputation.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.