Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at On Target Staffing, LLC, 1989 Rutgers Blvd., LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08701
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's fingertip was amputated when her fingernail was caught by a moving conveyor belt.
A temporary employee was operating a seasoning hopper when their left hand contacted the auger bit at the bottom of the hopper, resulting in a laceration and the medical amputation of their middle and ring fingers.
An employee was unloading 5-gallon pails from a pail conveyor roller when his left hand became stuck in the pail rollers, amputating his middle fingertip. The rollers were unguarded at the time.
An employee was trying to clear a plastic bottle jam in a running trimming machine when the trimmer amputated the employee's right index and middle fingertips.
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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