Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dorman Products, Inc., 1811 W. Arkansas Street, DURANT, OKLAHOMA 74701
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was mounting a leaf spring onto a tooling machine when the spring moved. The tension in the spring pulled the employee's left index and middle finger against the backstop of the tooling machine, resulting in amputation of the left index and middle fingers.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
An employee was reversing a stand-up forklift to transport a load outside the building when the forklift struck a table. The employee struck their left hand and left ankle against the table, and their left foot was pinched between the forklift and the table. The employee sustained fractures to their heel and multiple metatarsals.
An employee was lifting a vehicle leaf spring to position it on the press table. A bolt to hold it in position did not line up correctly and as the employee attempted to adjust it, the leaf spring fell on both of the employee's hands resulting in amputation of both index fingertips.
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 grinding the ends of a metal spring. His hand slipped, and his right index finger contacted the grinding wheel and was lacerated. Part of his fingertip was amputated.
An employee was adjusting a machine in the facility when the flat stock material running through the machine cut his left index fingertip. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was placing a bushing into an opening (an eye) at the end of a piece of metal. The employee was holding the bushing with their right hand and engaging the hydraulic press when their glove was pinched between the bottom of the bushing and the metal. The glove was drawn into the eye, and the employee's right index fingertip was pinched and amputated at the first knuckle.
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