Injured by object pushed or pulled by person · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at S & A Industries Corporation, 303 Futorian Way, NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI 38652
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was helping a co-worker move a secondary machine during a machine change-over. He was guiding the machine out of the work area when he started to change directions. The machine's wheel ran over his big toe, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was hooking up a set of 28-foot trailers, attaching a converter dolly to the lead trailer's pintle hook. He backed up the lead trailer and parked it a foot from the converter dolly, then lifted the converter dolly and rolled it to the lead trailer to set it onto the hook. The converter dolly kicked up, and the employee's left hand was caught between it and the trailer. He suffered a severe laceration to the palm between the ring finger and middle finger.
An employee in the warehouse was working to pull a reel from under a rack when his finger was crushed between the reel and the rack. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
An employee was pushing automotive suspension material using a material rack. The material started to shift and caught the employee's right little finger, crushing it. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger. The finger was re-attached.
An employee was entering a receiving area to start his shift when he was struck by a utility cart being pushed by another employee. The injured employee fell to the floor and suffered a fractured hip.
A temporary employee was moving an I-beam that was on a steel table to the edge of the table. Their right index finger was pinched between the I-beam and the table, resulting in a broken finger.
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