Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc., 1 Cottonvalley Drive NW, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35810
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a freeze plug press machine when his right middle finger was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was pushing automotive suspension material using a material rack. The material started to shift and caught the employee's right little finger, crushing it. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger. The finger was re-attached.
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An employee had just moved a large coil of steel next to another coil on a rack using an overhead crane. They unhooked one side of the sling and held onto it with their right middle finger. As they were raising the crane back up, the sling hung up under the coil, building tension; once it released, it quickly jerked the other side of the sling through the coils along with the last joint of the employee's right middle finger. The finger was amputated to that joint.
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