Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Clark Dietrich Building Systems, 1455 Ridge Road, VIENNA, OHIO 44473
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was working on a structural line when his right middle finger was caught in the belt and belt pulley and the fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
More severe injuries at Clark Dietrich Building Systems
An employee was operating a structural mill when a line became jammed between the cut punch system and the roll former. The employee was guiding the material back onto the roller when their right hand contacted the cut punch, resulting in partial amputations to the index, middle, and ring fingers. The area was unguarded at the time.
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Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
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An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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