Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at POLAR TANK TRAILER, 4825 E. Kearney St., SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was placing material inside a drill press when the press came down and caught his right glove. The distal half of his right thumb was amputated at the middle joint. He was hospitalized and received treatment.
At 4:45 p.m., on Monday, June 15, an employee was working on a metal frame near the paint booth. When he moved the frame to prepare for the next stage of work, a second frame fell from a stand onto his arm, lacerating his left bicep. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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