Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bomgaars Supply, Inc., 1331 Spur Drive, MARSHFIELD, MISSOURI 65706
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were loading a safe into a customer's car. The safe was lowered onto an employee's right middle finger, which was partially amputated.
An employee was walking to his car in the parking lot when he slipped on ice and snow and fell to the ground. He sustained five broken ribs and his right leg was strained.
An employee was working on a concrete ramp, unloading a truck. He slipped on ice that had accumulated on the ramp while he was working and fell. The employee sustained four broken ribs and was hospitalized.
An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor system when their right thumb got caught in a chain-driven motor assembly. The thumb was amputated at the first knuckle.
An employee was moving 10-foot stock tanks when three of them fell, knocking the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones in both legs.
An employee was descending a ladder after grabbing product off a shelf and handing it to a co-worker. The employee missed three steps and fell from the ladder, resulting in a tibial plateau fracture.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was fixing an issue with seed cleaning equipment when he slipped on the ladder he was on. He went to catch himself and his hand went into a moving belt and pulley on the cleaner. The employee sustained the amputation of his right middle and index fingertips just below the fingernails.
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An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
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