Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on November 14, 2018, an employee was providing service to a hoist. The employee removed the motor and fell approximately 50 feet. The original narrative did not mention the use of fall protection, but it appears the employee was not using any. The employee was killed.

NarrativeAt 9:30 a.m. on September 6, 2017, Employee #1 was standing at the small parts roller deck. The roller cart needed to be moved, so a coworker got into the forklift to move it. The steering on the forklift was reversed from what the operator was accustomed to. The operator turned the wheel to right, but it went left, striking Employee #1, and fracturing his left big toe. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on August 29, 2017, Employee #1 was cutting sheet metal with a shear machine. The employee was reaching into the machine when he activated the foot pedal, causing the machine's material holders to engage. The machine crushed the employee's right middle digit at the first knuckle. He was taken to the hospital, but the finger tip could not be saved and was amputated.