Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at I & I Construction, John Deer Rd, MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61265
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On June 13, 2023, an employee was helping an equipment operator use a pounding machine to drive steel guardrail posts into the ground. The employee was stuffing a post into a hole and lining up the pounder head and the top of the post. A block that absorbed the impact of the pounder head fell off the post, causing the cable guiding system to tighten suddenly. The cable caught the employee's fingers. The employee's left middle and ring fingers were amputated to the first knuckle.
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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