Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Point Blank Enterprises, Inc., 2102 SW 2nd Street, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33069
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was trying to remove material that was stuck in the trimming machine when the blade came down and partially amputated his left index finger without bone loss.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedTextile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
An employee was attempting to remove a ballast weight from under a ladder. The ballast weight slipped from his hands and fell on his right middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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