Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Judds Brothers Construction Company, 6600 NW 27th St., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68524
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee placed his right hand on top of a the cylinder of a tamping machine. The tamper came down onto the cylinder, pinching his right little finger and causing an injury that required the amputation of a portion of the right little finger.
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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