Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Westgate Resorts, 1724 Casino Center Drive, ROBINSONVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38664
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a table saw to cut some weed wacker cord when the cord became tangled and pulled the employee's left-hand fingers into the blade. Two of the employee's fingers were completely amputated, and one was partially 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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