Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Natoli Engineering Company Inc., 28 Research Park Circle, SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI 63304
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a 3-inch round stock on a miter saw and amputated his fingertip.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 333513)
An employee was using a foot-pedal-operated shear press. While the employee was adjusting material in the press, it activated and crushed their left ring fingertip, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was tightening a bolt on a brass plate located on top of a die when the ram block underneath the press contacted their right index finger, resulting in a partial amputation. The ram block was not locked out at the time of the incident.
An employee was loading a steel bar into a thread-rolling machine. The employee attempted to reposition the bar when it started spinning and caught his left glove. The employee's thumb was pulled into the feed table roller, resulting in fractures to the left thumb, wrist, and forearm.
A commercial jet aircraft crashed into the northwest corner of the facility and a fire resulted. An employee inside the facility sustained burns to his head, neck, and back.
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.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.