Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at YELLOWSTONE PLASTICS, INC., 3725 W. 65TH STREET SOUTH, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO 83402
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking by a pouch converting machine when she noticed a fold in the plastic and attempted to correct it. At the same time, the operator jogged the machine, which pulled her hand between two rollers and amputated her index finger and half of her pinky finger. The guard was not in place at the time.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, n.e.c.
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