Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John P. Picone Inc., 220 South Street, KNICKERBOCKER, NEW YORK 10002
on — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was helping a forklift move a pipe casing. The employee was kneeling next to a crate and positioning a dunnage/support bar when the forklift's motion caused the tip of their right thumb to be crushed between the crate and the bar. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
Hospitalized Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
An employee was making a key way in a concrete platform when he stepped on a 3 X 4 bracing that gave way. He then fell about 24 feet to the next 3 X 4 bracing and broke eight ribs, requiring hospitalization.
An employee just completed repairing the sewer line and was backfilling the trench. As the employee was removing the wheeler, it impacted the employee's left foot and fractured it.
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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