Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Olin Winchester LLC, 25201 East 78 Highway, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 64056
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was loosening and removing an actuator bar retainer and retaining screws from a taper turret due to leaking oil. When the actuator broke free, their index finger became pinched between the wrench and the equipment, resulting in a partial amputation of the distal end of the finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
An employee was troubleshooting a conveyor. The employee's left index finger was caught in the sprocket and chain and the fingertip was partially amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.
An employee was changing a fiber drum believed to be empty when the drum fell, causing the employee's right ring fingertip to be caught in a pinch point in the conveyor belt and amputated.
An employee was grabbing a cartridge that had fallen when punches in an ejection cartridge capper came down. The employee's right little finger was amputated.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was diagnosing the lack of flow of product to a powder bin. The employee removed the rotary star valve below the bin. While he was reinstalling the valve, his right middle finger was crushed between its shaft and its housing. The finger was partially amputated.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
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.
An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.
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