Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Personal Trainer Food, 350 Garden Acres Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76140
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
The employee was working on Line #2. The employee turned on the Mirapack Machine. During startup, the employee had her left hand in an area that was not guarded. The employee's left tip under portion of the finger was amputated. The employee was treated in the Emergency Room and was not hospitalized.
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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