Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
Final narrative
On May 16, 2017, at approximately 10:55 AM, an employee was putting protectors on the end of a pipe when it became misaligned on the table. The thread inspector was tasking the next step on the process line by actuating the mechanical control switch to prepare a pipe for inspection. The employee noticed that the pipe was rolling back towards the thread inspector and pushed the thread inspector away from the pipe. The device (or kicker) that allows pipes to roll was left in the up position, and a second pipe rolled toward the employee, whose left hand was caught between the first and second pipes. The employee suffered an open fracture to the left ring and pinky fingers.
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.