Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing

NarrativeAt 12:30 p.m. on September 26, 2017, an employee had completed approximately 100 kits and the bagging machine moved or shifted, not allowing bags to be closed or cut properly. Soon after, the bagging machine was moving/shifting causing the bag not to be closed/cut properly. The employee transferred to Station/Machine #7 (Advanced Poly Bagger) where she began to place car parts into a bag and pressed on the foot pedal to activate the pneumatic clamp/press. The employees fingertip came into contact with an unguarded point of operation after pressing the foot pedal and she amputated the tip of one of her fingers. The employee was transported to U.S. Healthworks Medical Group for treatment but was not hospitalized.

NarrativeAn employee was changing out a band saw blade. The employee loosened the wheel for the saw and went to get a forklift to lift and remove the wheel from machine. When he went to put chains on the wheel, the wheel fell and hit the door of the band saw machine causing it to swing open and strike him in the head resulting in a contusion to the forehead.

NarrativeAn employee was working on the line when he began cramping. He fainted and was hospitalized due to heat-related illness and dehydration.