Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PCY ENTERPRISES, INC., 3111 Spring Grove Ave, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45225
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was rolling a piece of sheet metal on a roller when their gloves got caught in the roller, pulling the employee's right hand into the machine. Skin was removed from two fingers, and the middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
An employee was loading a flatbed truck. He lost his balance while climbing off the trailer and fell, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken right leg. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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.
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An employee was loading a flatbed truck. He lost his balance while climbing off the trailer and fell, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken right leg. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
A changeover was being performed on a pleater, and an employee was helping feed media into the machine's rollers. A roller pinched the employee's fingers resulting in amputation of a finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.
An employee was retrieving die cuts from between two pallets when their foot became caught on one of the pallets, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall to a concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured right hip.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
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An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.