Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Acoustimac, LLC, 4420 E Adamo Drive Suite 203, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33605
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unjamming a piece of fabric from the rotary fabric cutter and amputated the left pinky fingertip. The machine was running at the time.
AmputationFingertip(s)Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
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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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