Contact incidents unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Springhill Silage Inc., 2310 NW CR 235 (shop), NEWBERRY, FLORIDA 32669
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was spinning the blades on a large piece of agricultural equipment. The blades came back around and severed eight fingers.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Agricultural and garden machinery unspecified
A crew was installing drilled micropiles alongside an outdoor covered deck foundation. The injured employee was working the front of the drill when a loose section of casing dropped onto the tip of a rig wrench and pulled the wrench down to an embedded casing. The employee's left little finger was caught between the rig wrench and the embedded casing and was amputated above the top knuckle.
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
An employee had been cleaning the work area. While lifting a saw, the employee's index finger was lacerated by the saw blade. A tendon was cut and required surgery.
An employee was installing a hydraulic extension cylinder in a tow truck when their leg was caught between the cylinder and the truck frame. The employee was hospitalized with a broken tibia, which required surgery.
An employee was sorting sucker rods. His right hand was caught in the area where the rod hits up against the frame and his index fingertip was amputated just below the nail.
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An employee was supporting a wing on a corn harvesting machine when the wing shifted, catching his hands and fingers between the pole and wing frame. The employee sustained fractures, lacerations, and a finger amputation.
A crew was tarping haystacks using a telehandler. An employee got onto the forks of the telehandler to be lifted up to the top of the haystack with the tarps. The employee attempted to hook the loops on the tarp to the hooks on the telehandler. The telehandler moved and caught the employee's arm, breaking and lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was dumping trash from a large mechanical dumpster when his right hand was caught between moving parts, causing his index and ring fingers to be crushed. The employee's ring finger was amputated.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.