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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

PARKER HANNIFIN CORP

Contact incidents unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PARKER HANNIFIN CORP, 1625 98th Avenue, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32960 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).

An employee was splicing a hose when a rope caught their right little finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Rope, twine, string

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.

An employee was walking past a display board when they tripped over the support legs and fell, resulting in a broken left hip that required hospitalization.

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.

On September 28, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., an employee was adjusting the stroke length on a pneumatically powered cylinder. The cylinder actuated when the employee reattached the air source (100 psi) to the pneumatic cylinder, amputating the employee's right-hand pinky fingertip in the pinch point between the end of the cylinder body and the cylinder rod cap.

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.

The employee's right-hand ring finger was amputated while clearing raw metal stock that was jammed in a lathe.

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HB Fleming, Inc.

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.

Howard Industries Inc.

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.

3S Services, LLC

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.

Broad & James, Inc.

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.

TRC Services of Texas INC

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.

O'Reilly Auto Parts

An employee was carrying a plastic tote full of brake rotors. His foot caught the corner of a pallet, causing him to fall to the concrete floor and break his hip.

O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORES, INC.

An employee tripped on a rotor on the floor of a store, fell, and suffered a broken right thumb.

The Pep Boys

An employee was working on a vehicle in a bay. As he turned around, his foot caught on the leg of a lift and he heard/felt a snap and pop in his right hip and fell. The employee sustained a torn hamstring in his right leg.

FleetPride Inc.

An employee was installing a driveshaft on a customer's vehicle. He was using a floor jack to hold the driveshaft in place to line up the bolts. The driveshaft moved off the jack and crushed his left ring fingertip, resulting in an open fracture of the tuft of the distal phalanx, as well as a partial amputation.

Crow-Burlingame Co.

An employee was in a truck, helping a team lift a 55-gallon drum into the truck. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken left arm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC

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.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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.

Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning

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.