Gator bites off boat captain’s hand
OK, let’s talk about “known hazards” as they’re called in the safety business. If you try to hand-feed an alligator, isn’t it possible you might get your hand bitten off? One Florida Everglades tour...
View ArticleSupermarket chain put in Severe Violator Program after amputation
Publix Supermarkets faces $182,000 in OSHA fines in connection with the amputation of an employee’s hand. OSHA received a complaint in September 2011 that a worker’s hand was amputated while cleaning...
View Article2 teenagers suffer leg amputations; OSHA fines company
OSHA has fined an Oklahoma grain company in connection with an incident last August that caused two 17-year-olds to suffer leg amputations. The teens became caught in an inadequately guarded conveyor...
View ArticleOSHA proposes big changes in injury reporting
OSHA wants to make significant changes to its injury reporting regulations. One involves which companies have to report. The other involves the situations that have to be reported. OSHA will start...
View ArticleCompany faces $1.9M in fines for amputation and fall hazards
Once again, OSHA has proposed a million-dollar fine for an employer with a history of violations. OSHA has fined Phenix Lumber Co., Phenix City, AL, $1,939,000 for violations including exposing...
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Worker lost leg: Can he sue his employer for damages?
Q: When is workers’ compensation, the so-called “exclusive remedy” for employee injuries, not an exclusive remedy? A: When the injured employee can prove the company knew an injury was likely to...
View ArticleDouble amputation: Large lift truck runs over worker
A worker at the Port of Oakland in California lost both her legs after being run over by a container lift that weighed several tons. The incident occurred at about 4 a.m. The stevedore was among...
View ArticleWorker’s genitals severed; lawsuit filed against employer
A lawsuit in Florida alleges that lack of machine guarding left an employee disfigured. The Orlando Sentinel reports Edgardo Toucet Echevarria, 44, has filed a lawsuit against Future Foam Carpet...
View Article1 company, 8 years, 9 amputations
Imagine this: Nine workers at one company suffer various types of amputations, ranging from part of a finger to most of an arm, yet the company has avoided paying large fines in many of the cases....
View ArticleWorker trapped in machine; leg amputated
This story is a good reminder of the hazards when machines are shut down for cleaning, maintenance or to clear debris. A man trapped in a crusher had to have his leg amputated to be freed from the...
View ArticleWhat to do when body parts fall off
Of course, no one wants an amputation or a tooth knocked out at work. But, it pays to have the right information on what to do, just in case. But some of the conventional wisdom on what to do turns out...
View ArticleOSHA reacts to amputation hazards: $3M fine, public ridicule
An Alabama company faces more than $3 million in OSHA fines for exposing workers to amputation hazards and other problems at two plants. When it comes to punishing the company, OSHA didn’t stop there....
View ArticleFast work by police helps find severed finger
Quick recovery of a severed body part helps increase the odds of successful reattachment. But the body part isn’t always lying right where the incident took place. Sometimes machinery flings the...
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