Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
On July 12, 2016, at approximately 1:45 p.m., an employee was attempting to remove a stairway from a 100-barrel tank that was also being prepped for removal. The stairway was held to a platform by two bolts. Standing on the ground, the employee removed one bolt, which allowed the stairway to swing towards the tank. The employee was pinned between the tank and the stairway, suffering a collapsed left lung, contusion to the back and right shoulder, and friction burn to the trunk and right ear. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
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.