Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Albea Metal Americas, Inc., 1 Seemar Road, WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT 06795
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on a sample table, loading weights into the benefits inserts of a punch machine. She missed a weight in one of the inserts and shut the machine off to add the weight. The machine restarted and caught the employee's finger between the punch and the insert. Her left index finger was amputated.
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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