Kard Welding, Inc.

An employee was setting a rebuilt water pump using a forklift and a chain after inspecting the area where the pump was going to be placed. While the employee's right hand was on a nearby valve flange, the water pump shifted while in the air and struck the employee's right index finger, fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Employees were loading a 295-pound transformer onto a pickup truck using a forklift. The injured employee was acting as the spotter. The transformer hit the tailgate of the pickup truck and the spotter's right hand was struck by the transformer, resulting in amputation of the ring fingertip.

An employee was struck in the shoulder by a scissor lift that was being lifted by a telehandler. The employee suffered a broken collarbone.

An employee was working on a drilling rig, tripping in a stand of drill pipe. While the final stand was being set into the elevators, the pipe made contact with the latch mechanism rather than entering the elevator opening. This misalignment caused the stand to rebound toward the employee. The employee was stabilizing the pipe when it ricocheted back toward the elevators. The employee s left ring finger was caught and broken between the drill pipe and the elevator assembly.

A conveyor drive had been strapped to a lift for removal. As the drive was removed, the strap holding it shifted, causing it to swing. An employee's right hand was caught between the swinging drive and the frame of the conveyor, and the last joint of the little finger was amputated.