Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at P.J. Hoerr, Inc., 1120 N Melvin St, GIBSON CITY, ILLINOIS 60936
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 22, 2025, an employee was operating a jackhammer when the jackhammer jumped causing the bit to puncture their right foot behind the steel toe in their boot. The employee was hospitalized.
On April 3, 2025, an employee was throwing scrap drywall out of an opening in the second floor and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left tibia.
An employee was working on a scaffold 3 feet off the ground when the employee lost footing and slipped, causing the employee's arm to come down onto the frame of the scaffold. The underside of the employee's arm caught the scaffold pin, causing a 3- to 4-inch laceration that required sutures and hospitalization.
An employee was cutting a board using a circular saw. The saw pinched, kicked back, and cut the employee's left ring and little fingers. The employee suffered an amputation to the little finger.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The saw kicked back, and its blade cut three fingers on the employee's right hand, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was doing a cutback on a piece of lumber using a chop saw. The saw hit a knot, the piece of lumber buckled, then kicked back and broke the kickback guard. The board was then pulled back into the blade, which lacerated the employee's left index and middle fingers.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The machine lagged and cut the employee's finger. The employee required surgical amputation of the finger at the hospital.
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An employee was adjusting a pallet on a conveyor when it came off the conveyor and struck his right ankle, breaking the tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
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