Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at All American Poly Corporation, 40 Turner Place, PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY 08854
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was evaluating an issue with a shaft in a winder. The employee's left index, middle, and ring fingers got caught between the belt drive and sprocket, resulting in one finger amputation at the first joint.
Two employees were installing a new plastic roll on a winder machine. One of them was pulling the film with her left hand from the output side of the machine; the film and the rotating member of the winder caught her left hand, breaking both bones in her left forearm.
An employee was drilling a hole in a can containing aerosol spray glue. The can exploded, causing second-degree burns to the employee's arms, face, and neck.
An employee was activating the pneumatic release button on the spindle of the winder when the spool spun and the employee's middle fingertip was caught against part of the spindle cradle and resulting in an avulsion.
An employee was descending a fixed caged ladder when he missed the top rung and began to fall. He grabbed onto a vertical member of the cage assembly to catch himself and caught his right pinky in a 1/2-inch gap between the upright and a toe board section. His right pinky fingertip was amputated.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
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