Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Beacon Building Products, 2437 Hickory Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68105
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was stowing the outrigger at the rear of his truck when his right little finger was pinched between the outrigger and the frame of the truck. He sustained a fracture and the amputation of his finger.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Trucks unspecified
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An employee was using a conveyor to convey shingles to a roof. The conveyor's chain and sprocket caught the tip of the employee's left middle finger, amputating it through the finger bone.
An employee was on a truck attempting to stow an aluminum extension ladder onto the truck's conveyor boom system. As the conveyor mast was lowered, the boom control area came down on top of the employee's left foot, resulting in two toe fractures.
An employee was moving a roll of commercial rubber roofing from a small stack. The employee fell and landed on their right shoulder, causing it to become dislocated. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading roofing products from a flatbed truck when they tripped over a strap on the truck bed and fell to the ground, resulting in a dislocated left ankle.
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.
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