Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Great Neck Saw Manufacturing, 165 E. 2nd St, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
In the power press department, an employee crushed four fingers on his right hand while feeding a blade into the press to make two holes in the blade.
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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