Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was on a forklift picking orders of conduit reels to load on an 18-wheel flatbed truck. As he loaded reels onto the truck, he identified two reels needed for a shipment in a row of ten. He rolled the two reels out by hand in order to reach them with the forklift. As he rolled one of the reels out, the reel rolled back into the row. He pulled the reel back out and went to hold it in place (chock) with a bolt when his left index finger was caught between the reel and the concrete ground, resulting in a fingertip amputation below the fingernail.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Reels, rolls, spools, coils
An employee was using his left hand to push an axle down the line on a raised track work area while holding the remaining axle back with his right hand. A finger on his right hand was caught between the rail and the dust guard of the axle, resulting in a fracture and a laceration.
An employee was moving metal out of a cart. He had removed one piece and was working to move another when the metal shifted. His right ring finger was crushed between the two pieces, and he suffered a partial amputation to the finger pad at the tip.
A load of steel angles was being lowered when the lifting chain hit the load, causing it to slide toward an employee. An angle slid and pinched the employee, catching both of their legs between the beams and an angle. The employee suffered two fractured legs.
Employees were replacing a 24" pig trap door. A strap was shackled on the pig trap door and connected to a forklift. Welders began to cut the door off. An employee was holding onto the door when the cut was finished. The door shifted and caught his fingers, resulting in a hand injury and amputation.
An employee used a crane to set down a bar. The bar measured 9 inches by 16 feet. The strap got stuck under the bar, and the employee asked another employee to jog the roll. The bar rolled and pinched the injured employee's left hand, resulting in a fingertip amputation.