Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AMCOR, 200 North Indian Meridian RD, PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMA 73075
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was installing a core on a spindle that was on an extruder. The employee's left little fingertip became caught between the core and an air chuck, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Extruding machinery
A maintenance employee was reinstalling the guard after repairing an ink pump when it slipped from their grasp and the employee's left ring finger contacted the moving belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was using sand paper to polish a roll that was being turned on a lathe. The lathe pulled in the employee's right hand, causing the amputation of the ring and little fingers.
At 3:48 a.m., an employee was descending from a roof to a lower roof. The employee fell down a stairway, landing 10 feet below and breaking his left leg and foot.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
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An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.
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