Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing

NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on July 24, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured ball and roller bearings. He was operating a centerless grinding machine. He was using a pushrod to send parts through the grinding machine. The index finger on his left hand came into contact with the grinding wheel. He sustained the amputation of the fingertip of that finger. He was hospitalized.

NarrativeAt 3:45 p.m. on June3, 2016, Employees #1 and #2 were changing out a 10,000 PSI hydraulic cylinder which was leaking. The ram malfunctioned when the new cylinder was put into place and Employees #1 and #2 filled the hydraulic pump system with fluid, believing the problem to be low fluid levels. The ram continued to malfunction and both employees decided to replace the check valve fittings on the cylinder. They retrieved the fittings from the leaking cylinder and, as Employee #1 removed the front check valve from the new cylinder, it flew off and struck him in the face. Employee #1 was killed instantly.

NarrativeOn or about March 15, 2016, an employee was attempting to remove a bearing from a conveyor when his finger was pinched between a metal gate and the conveyor, partially amputating his left ring fingertip.