Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Grimm Industries, Inc. , 8475 Middle Road, FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA 16415
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a crimper machine. While the employee was putting a metal holder piece in place, the machine somehow activated, causing the ram to engage. The employee's right hand was caught between the ram and the machine deck. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of broken bones in the right hand.
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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