Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Leviat, 565 Oak Ridge Road, HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 18202
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a resistance welder when their left thumb was caught between two electrodes, resulting in amputation.
An employee was operating a resistance welder when it jammed. The employee was working to unjam the welder at the top ram when the ram retracted, causing amputations to two fingertips.
An employee was fixing a wire on a metal bending machine when his left ring finger was crushed. The employee sustained an amputation to the left ring fingertip.
An employee reached into the point of operation on an assembly machine while another employee actuated the machine with a two-hand control. The injured employee's left middle finger became trapped between the part and the actuated piston on the machine, causing a partial fingertip amputation.
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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An employee was operating a resistance welder when it jammed. The employee was working to unjam the welder at the top ram when the ram retracted, causing amputations to two fingertips.
An employee was clearing a pile of woodchips from a planer feeder located in the dry finishing end when their left hand slipped and contacted a chip head resulting in amputation to the left little finger.
An employee was on a liftgate while removing dirty products from a van when he fell off the liftgate approximately 3 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken left leg that required hospitalization.
An employee was putting rivets into a pair of jean pockets. The riveting tool punched a rivet through the employee's right index finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was placing snaps and positioning webbing material into the snapping machine. The machine was activated via the foot pedal while the employee's index finger was in the point of operation. As a result, he suffered a fracture to his finger.
An employee was walking into the motor control center (MCC) room when his right ring finger was caught in the hinge of a doorway. He sustained an open phalanx fracture, which resulted in a partial amputation above the first knuckle.
An employee was changing the spacing on a telehandler's forks. A fork slipped, and the employee's left index finger was caught between it and the mast. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
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An employee was carrying cups back to the kitchen when her foot got caught on a cart and she fell face-first. During the fall, a piece of glass from a cup cut the inside of her mouth, severing an artery. She also sustained a laceration on her lower lip. The employee was hospitalized.