Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coca-Cola Bottling Co, 1777 North Packer Road, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a blow mold machine when their finger was caught in a roller. The employee sustained an amputation to their left ring fingertip and a laceration to their left middle finger, which required stitches.
The injured employee was on the lift gate of a trailer, while another employee was on the ground using controls to raise the lift gate. The injured employee's foot was extended past the platform of the lift gate, and as the lift gate got closer to the edge of the trailer, their toe was crushed and fractured.
On September 15, 2021, at 9:50 PM, an employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack and fell off while navigating a turn. The pallet jack then struck the employee and pinned his ankles against a pallet. The employee was hospitalized for bilateral ankle fractures.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack that collided with another forklift. The employee's lower left foot was injured on the other forklift's forks.
An employee was traveling west on a forklift through a warehouse when he impacted another forklift traveling east. The impact was a glancing left front to left front. The injured employee continued to travel and impacted a parked electric pallet jack about 20 feet away. The employee suffered a fractured left femur that required hospitalization and surgery.
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.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
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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An employee was stepping down from stairs to a concrete floor and her left ankle buckled, resulting in a fracture that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was working on a conveyor system when a pallet became stuck. The employee was adjusting the sensor when the pallet came free and crushed their left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was cutting a weld to free part of a lehr tunnel for removal. One of the zones of the tunnel shifted and struck the employee's head, causing a contusion and a forehead laceration.
Three employees were cleaning out a dust collector that had jammed. They removed they auger to facilitate cleaning. The injured employee's right hand became entangled in a rotary airlock valve, resulting in an amputation of the first digit of their right index finger that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
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