Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PalletOne, Inc., 1458 Highway 82 West, NEW BOSTON, TEXAS 75570
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was feeding a double end trim saw. He dropped a board and bent over to retrieve the board. He reached up to pull himself up and grabbed the sprocket guard on the end. As he grabbed the bottom of the guard, a lug caught him and pulled his hand into the guard. He sustained a cut between the ring and middle finger on the left hand.
An employee was banding down material on a pallet when a forklift, parked behind him, rolled into his heel. He suffered severed tendons and a broken foot.
An employee was feeding 8-foot lumber into a pop-up chop saw. As he pushed the lumber up to make the second cut, the saw engaged and amputated the tips of his left index and middle fingers.
An employee was trying to unjam boards that were fed into a notcher when a board slammed against his right hand, partially amputating his middle finger.
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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