Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tab Products Co., LLC, 605 4TH STREET, MAYVILLE, WISCONSIN 53050
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was putting glue into a AAA glue machine. The machine was running at the time. The cap fell off and fell into the machine. The employee reached into the machine to retrieve the cap and amputated his right hand middle finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
On September 28, 2021, at approximately 5:30 a.m., an employee separated two paper rolls and began feeding the first paper roll into a die cutting press used to fabricate file folders. Each roll weighs approximately 900 pounds. The second roll tipped over and struck the employee's left leg, resulting in a fractured femur.
An employee was working on a folder line. The folder line has two rotating cylinders that apply a stamp. The employee's right hand was caught between two running cylinders resulting in the amputation of the middle, ring and pinky 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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An employee was working on a folder line. The folder line has two rotating cylinders that apply a stamp. The employee's right hand was caught between two running cylinders resulting in the amputation of the middle, ring and pinky fingertips.
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