Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Open wounds, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JAC Products, Inc., 266 Mary Johnson Drive, FRANKLIN, GEORGIA 30217
on — Open wounds, unspecified, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating the extrusion machine. When he slid a piece of equipment inside the machine (Nissan Step Rail) his finger was in a pinch point and he received an acute wound to the left middle fingertip.
An employee was holding down the hose pump to transfer chemicals from the dip tank to a tote. The employee was exposed via inhalation to phosphoric acid resulting in chemical burns to the lung.
An employee was changing the saw blade on a piece of machinery. A tool fell onto the machine, causing it to activate, and the blade amputated the employee's middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle.
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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