Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
Final narrative
On August 18, 2015, at approximately 7:00 p.m., two employees were performing die setting operations. The first employee used a forklift to place a die in a press. The second employee approached the backside of the press and began to install bolts in the die. The first employee had not finished aligning the die. When the first employee repositioned the die for bolting, it caused the washer and bolt that the second employee was holding to move and pinch the second employee's finger against the die. The second employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.