Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dentsply Prosthetics Division York PA, LLC, 570 West College Avenue, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17405
on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee operating the Unit 26 tooth molding press partially amputated his left hand.
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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