Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Open wounds, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alfa Laval Inc., 1201 S. 9th Street, BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA 74012
on — Open wounds, unspecified, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working in the hydro department putting a bolt into a metal header when he struck his hand and right index finger on the metal header. He was hospitalized for an infection.
An employee was using a pin press machine to put pins in the back of a heat exchanger louver blade. His right hand was caught between the blade and a hydraulic component, causing a partial amputation to the index fingertip.
An employee was securing the air seal on a motor mount when another employee, who was attempting to lower a fan assembly, loosened the come-along on the load and the fan assembly shifted, pinning the injured employee into the motor mount. The employee's head was crushed, breaking several bones in his face.
An employee was using a hand-held drill to ream a hole in a sheet metal bracket held in a vice. The injured employee was attempting to remove a wire loop from the hole being drilled when his glove was caught in the bit. The glove pulled the middle finger on his left hand into the bit, causing cartilage and tendon damage that resulted in a finger amputation.
An employee was unnesting tote bags when her grip slipped and the back of her left hand hit a box containing a steel step stool that was adjacent to the tote bags. The employee's hand was fractured.
An employee was cleaning up and putting away equipment when the second toe on her right foot was stubbed on a fixture, resulting in hospitalization and a subsequent amputation of the toe.
An employee was walking when he tripped on a concrete vault lid, jamming his big toe into the tip of his steel toe boots. The employee's big toe was medically amputated.
An employee was cleaning a bathroom. As the employee bent over, the corner of a sink hit the employee's right eyeball, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
On September 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning near a conveyor when they knelt with their right knee on the floor. Their knee contacted a small piece of glass on the floor, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
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