Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., 1512 38th Ave E, BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34208
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was placing transport wheels to move a pump housing when their left ring finger got caught between the pump housing and a transfer wheel, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Nonclassifiable
More severe injuries at Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.
An employee was going on break in the company break area. The employee reached in to move the chair underneath them as they sat down and their right index finger was pinched between the pan of the chair and the frame. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
On June 24, 2019, at 1:20 p.m., an employee and coworker were attempting to install a transverse compartment box weighing approximately 60 pounds in the back of a cab when the box slipped out of the employee's hand. The employee's left index finger was then pinched between the box and the wall of the cab, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was positioning a stand-up lift truck to pick up parts. When the operator turned the steering wheel, a tire on the lift grabbed the floor. The lift swung around, causing the operator to fall out of the lift. The operator fell up against racking and the lift pinned him between the rack and the lift fracturing ribs.
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.
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