Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Richardson Manufacturing Company, 2209 Old Jacksonville Rd., SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62704
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
On March 22, 2024, an employee was attempting to remove a metal stringer from a tap while the spindle on a milling machine was turning. The spindle entangled the employee's glove and amputated their left little and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Stationary drills, milling machinery
More severe injuries at Richardson Manufacturing Company
On March 3, 2023, an employee went into a machine to check a part when the machine activated, causing the employee to stumble and fall. The employee then sustained a fracture and lacerations to the left leg that required hospitalization.
On January 17, 2022, an employee had been shoveling snow when the employee felt pain in their chest and started sweating. The employee began walking and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack and required 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 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 333999)
An employee was working on an assembly line in the production facility. He was on the south part of the aisle, checking for debris in the system, and went to remove a screw. His left foot became caught in a wheel on a track along the assembly line. All of the toes on his left foot were amputated.
A maintenance employee was using an air wand to clean equipment. The air wand became caught in the rollers that were turning and the employee's left arm was pulled into the equipment. Their arm was crushed to the elbow and the fifth digit on their left hand was amputated.
On July 3, 2024, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was installing a pulling sheave in an electrical gear when they received a high-voltage electrical shock and sustained arc flash burns.
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.