Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amazon.com Services, LLC, 4300 South Brandon Road, ELWOOD, ILLINOIS 60421
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating an order picker. While the equipment was moving up, the employee reached above and their index finger was caught between the outer mast and lifting system. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
An employee was working at a return counter when their foot got caught in a cable for a scanner. They fell and suffered a fractured right femur and a bruised right hip.
On April 17, 2023, an employee was walking in the powered industrial truck (PIT) parking area of the warehouse and tripped over the forks of an order picker. The employee fell to the ground and struck their forehead on the fork of another order picker, causing a laceration to the forehead and a fractured arm. The employee was hospitalized.
On December 14, 2022, at approximately 4:30 AM, an employee was clearing a tray jam on a conveyance line when the jam pull tool swung back and struck the employee in the left eye, resulting in an injured cornea.
At about 5:15 a.m. on March 2, 2022, an Amazon employee tripped while walking through a parking lot, then slipped on rock salt and suffered a broken femur. The employee was hospitalized.
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 resetting a warehouse racking system utilizing an order picker. They fell approximately 5 feet from the order picker to the concrete floor and sustained fractured ribs.
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.
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