Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Greenwood, Inc., 1126 N Kimball Street, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS 61832
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On February 2, 2023, an employee was operating a thermoforming machine. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine's production area, and the employee's left thumb tip was amputated.
An employee was using emery cloth to polish a piece of metal shaft stock. The emery cloth and his right index finger got caught in the shaft and the finger was amputated.
On January 19, 2022, an employee was cleaning melted plastic particles off a pull roller in an extruder when his left hand was caught between two rollers resulting in amputation of four fingers (all but the index finger) on the left hand.
An employee was struck by a rotation bar during a change-over on a thermoformer machine, injuring his spleen, colon, and pancreas. He was hospitalized.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 326199)
An employee was operating a drill and tap machine. He was placing a part with his right hand and removing a part coming in on the left side. He saw a part that was crooked and went to straighten it. The machine clamped down on his left index finger, degloving the top part of the finger and resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was performing maintenance on a roll cutting machine in a warehouse. The employee was removing excess grease from the bearings when the machine's chain caught their right index finger. The fingertip was amputated by the chain and sprocket.
During fiberglass work, an employee mixed a methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) catalyst with a cobalt chemical that they thought was a dye. A chemical reaction occurred, resulting in an explosion. The employee sustained second-degree burns on his back and a blister on his right arm.
An employee was walking when she tripped over a box on the ground and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a severe dislocation to the hip and leg that required surgery.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.