Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ITT Engineered Valves, LLC, 1110 Bankhead Ave., AMORY, MISSISSIPPI 38821
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was assisting another employee to weld and place a flange onto the body assembly. After aligning the flange for placement, the employee went to pull it into place when their right index finger became caught between the flange and the flange web, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was positioning metal to be cut by a shear. The shear activated and the clamps pressed down on the employee's hands. Three of the employee's fingers were 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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 332911)
An employee was repositioning a large casting with a chain. The chain slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in hospitalization with a fracture to his upper arm and a crushing injury to his thumb.
An employee was performing a machine set-up and had installed one set of holding jaws. His right index finger became caught in an air vise while re-clamping a part. The employee sustained a partial amputation above the fingernail.
Two employees were re-packing a butterfly valve. The valve was being held by a crane. An employee added air to the valve to close it. The valve moved and the other employee reached to steady it. His thumb was caught in the valve and the thumb tip was amputated.
An employee was preparing to install a production tree/master valve. The employee grabbed the bull plug and shook the production tree into place. The well blew out on the casing side. The pressure caused the production tree to fall over onto the employee, resulting in a fractured right leg.
An employee was manually moving a 30-pound valve. When he sat the valve down, it crushed his left index fingertip just above the nail and amputated it.
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.