Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Evoqua Water Technologies, 358 West 4th Street, CEDAR POINT, ILLINOIS 61316
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning out a storage unit. As he lifted a 55-pound steel rack to throw into the dumpster, the rack slipped and his finger was caught between the dumpster and the metal frame of the rack. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee was loosening Allen bolts on a generator system when a seal failed on a line connected to the generator, exposing the employee to leaking chlorine dioxide.
An employee was pushing metal sheets through a plate roller when the roller caught his gloves and his hands were pulled into the roller. The employee was hospitalized and required surgical amputation of two fingers on his left hand and surgery on two fingers on his right hand.
An employee was prepping a dip pot for cleanout. He was moving a utility cart into position. While moving the dip pot onto the cart, hot weatherstripping product spilled out of the pot and onto the employee's hand. The employee sustained burns to his left hand and wrist requiring hospitalization.
An employee was forming a part to put in the bin when her hand became caught in the die of the press. Two fingers were crushed. The employee sustained amputations of their right index and middle fingers at the joint closest to the fingertips.
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.