Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
Final narrative
On May 27, 2022, an employee was installing a pump and a motor onto a wash tank after it had been removed for repair using an overhead crane, an eyebolt and a lifting strap. While the employee was maneuvering the pump into its final placement, the employee placed their hand underneath the load to align a gasket prior to setting the pump and motor in place. While adjusting the gasket, the eye bolt broke causing the pump and motor to fall onto the employee's right hand fingers, resulting in a fracture and partial fingertip amputation to the right middle finger.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.