Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
Final narrative
Employees were loading pipe into an inclined pipe rack that is used to move pipe into a machine. The pipe is set on the rack and rolls down to a pipe stop at the end of the rack that is supposed to slow the pipe down before it rolls into the machine. The pipe stop was in the down position when employees loaded the rack so the pipes rolled down too quickly. One employee tried to stop the pipe with his hand. His right pinky finger was caught between two pipes causing a partial amputation that required surgery and admittance to the hospital.
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.