Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PCC Airfoils LLC, 101 China St, CROOKSVILLE, OHIO 43731
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating an impact sander when their hand contacted the sanding belt, resulting in amputations to the right little and ring fingers.
An employee was running a high-pressure water cabinet waterblast unit. When the employee released the wand, it propelled itself out of the blast cabinet. The wand whipped around and the high-pressure water stream lacerated the employee's upper right arm.
An employee was troubleshooting and conducting maintenance on a wax injection molding die. An actuating part caught their left index finger and amputated the fingertip.
An employee was operating a hydraulic press when it cycled. She suffered injuries to three fingers on her left hand, leading to the amputation of her middle fingertip.
An employee working in the foundry started feeling dizzy around 2:00 PM. Around 5:00 PM, the employee began to perspire a lot and went to his car to lay down. His arms were seizing and he had leg cramps. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was working on a water blast machine when the employee's right index finger was caught between the hydraulic clamps, resulting in hospitalization and subsequent partial amputation.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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