Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC, 1800 Honda Drive, LINCOLN, ALABAMA 35096
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on a frame assembly. He was torqueing a cross-thread bolt to confirm a repair when his left index finger was partially crushed between the torque wrench and the platform of a mezzanine. The employee's finger was amputated at the distal joint.
On July 5, 2024, at around 9:00 PM, an employee was changing a grinding wheel using a lifting device. He manually lifted the wheel to situate it in the lifting device, and when it fell into place his left middle finger became pinched between the wheel and the lifting device. The employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation.
An employee was coming back from lunch when he noticed a machine alarm on the low pressure cooling conveyor. Two pallets became jammed on the lifter and as the employee went to clear the jam, his right middle finger became pinched between the guarding on the conveyor/lifter and the tool. The employee sustained a right middle finger amputation down to the first knuckle.
An employee was walking down the engine assembly line. As the employee walked between two electric tugger carts, he tripped on the tongue of a cart and fell, resulting in a left hip fracture that required surgery.
On January 6, 2022, a temporary employee pushed a conveyor to a different section, as part of a changeover. He then pushed a table out behind a wall, and came out from behind the wall. He was then struck by a forklift and sustained fractures to both feet.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 336111)
An employee was using a battery-powered torque tool to fasten a bolt. The tool was activated and the socket of the tool rotated and pulled in their gloved left hand. The employee sustained a left index fingertip amputation.
An employee was inspecting a casted part that weighed 330 pounds. The part fell from a lift assist onto the employee, striking his upper right arm and head. He suffered burns to the upper right arm and was hospitalized.
On June 4, 2025, an employee was skimming molten aluminum when it dripped down from the skimming spoon onto the employee's left pant leg, burning the top of their left foot. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On June 3, 2025, the injured employee was setting a mold with a co-worker when the mold was displaced and caught their right hand against the stop block. The employee sustained a fracture and partial amputation of their middle finger.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
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