Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ADFORS Saint-Gobain, 14770 East Ave, ALBION, NEW YORK 14411
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was releasing air from an inflatable mandrel which was loaded onto a fork truck. The mandrel was moved by the fork truck and the employee's finger got caught in the hole where the air release button is located. The employee's fingertip was amputated without loss of bone.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Pressurized containers n.e.c.
An employee was using his left hand to push an axle down the line on a raised track work area while holding the remaining axle back with his right hand. A finger on his right hand was caught between the rail and the dust guard of the axle, resulting in a fracture and a laceration.
An employee was moving metal out of a cart. He had removed one piece and was working to move another when the metal shifted. His right ring finger was crushed between the two pieces, and he suffered a partial amputation to the finger pad at the tip.
A load of steel angles was being lowered when the lifting chain hit the load, causing it to slide toward an employee. An angle slid and pinched the employee, catching both of their legs between the beams and an angle. The employee suffered two fractured legs.
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An employee used a crane to set down a bar. The bar measured 9 inches by 16 feet. The strap got stuck under the bar, and the employee asked another employee to jog the roll. The bar rolled and pinched the injured employee's left hand, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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