Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Forge Group Cardinal LLC, 1040 SOUTH MAIN STREET, ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS 61068
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was grinding a part on a belt grinder when the part slipped and his left thumb was caught between the belt and the guard. The employee sustained an amputation involving loss of bone from the thumb tip.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Grinders, abraders
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 working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 332112)
Two employees were loading a steel-forging die into a forging hammer. One employee was pushing the die into place on one end of the hammer with a forklift. The injured employee was on the opposite side of the hammer making adjustments to level the die. When the forklift pushed the die into place, the injured employee's right middle finger was pinched between the stationary leveler and the die., resulting in a partial amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was operating an overhead crane that was carrying a die set. The hoist pin came out and the steel die set fell onto the employee's left foot resulting in injuries to the foot and toes that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was operating a blasting machine. Between parts, the employee was shoveling some steel shot off the floor. While shoveling the steel shot behind the machine, he lost his balance and fell into the chain and sprocket on the back of the blasting machine, resulting in amputation of his right index finger to the first knuckle. The chain and sprocket were not guarded at the time.
An employee was manually lowering a lift. The elevator weight on the tensioning chain jammed between the frame and elevator; the employee's lower leg was broken as she tried to clear the jam.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.