Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at C. Barber and Associates LLC, 8263 Philips Hwy, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32256
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a chop saw to cut aluminum when the aluminum kicked back. The employee's thumb contacted the blade, resulting in amputation below the left fingernail.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee had climbed a ladder onto a roof, then set a second ladder on the roof to reach the window he was cleaning. The employee was approximately three to four rungs up the second ladder when he fell to the ground below. He sustained a broken right hip and a broken right little finger, as well as a minor head injury.
An employee was standing 6-8 feet up on a ladder and using an impact gun to prepare to set brackets for the installation of motorized screens. He fell from the ladder to a concrete slab, resulting in fractures to his wrists and ribs and head injuries.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.