Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lexington Machining LLC , 677 Buffalo Road, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14611
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was operating the Reed Thread Roll Machine with the guard removed. He pressed the button to operate the machine and it did not cycle. He then stuck his left hand into the machine to diagnose the problem and his left index finger was caught in the machine resulting in an amputation above the first knuckle.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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