Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SNYDER INDUSTRIES, INC., 4700 FREMONT STREET, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68504
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing a piece of plastic product from a mold when the employee's fingers were smashed between the mold and the machine, partially amputating the right-hand ring and middle fingers.
An employee was reworking a part on a lathe. The tool grabbed the part and ejected it through the closed main operating door. The door pushed the employee to the floor as it flew off, and the employee suffered injuries to the hip, back, neck, and head.
An employee was running a large CNC lathe machine when the employee's hand was pinched between the moving pallet and a fixed point on the machine, partially amputating the right 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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