Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ORBITAL ATK INC., 25201 E. 78 Hwy, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 64056
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was performing an equipment check when he noticed boxes of product had fallen off the conveyor. He was putting boxes back on the conveyor when his hand got pulled in. He suffered an arm laceration and was hospitalized.
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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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