Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Owens Illinois, 3107 Sylvan Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30354
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was taking the temperature of a mold inside a foaming machine and dropped the temperature probe. As the employee tried to retrieve the probe, the left index finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was taking blank temperatures on a forming machine. As the employee inserted blank temperature probes into the blanks, their right index finger was pinched between the blank arm and the operating shaft. The finger was degloved to the first knuckle, and was later medically amputated.
An employee was troubleshooting a new machine. A piece of metal fell from the machine and struck the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation.
On January 16, 2018, an employee was operating a table saw to cut wood when the blade lacerated his right-hand palm, requiring surgery. The saw was unguarded at the time.
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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