Struck against object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Roberts and Roberts, Incorporated, George Sands Road, CARRABELLE, FLORIDA 32322
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was servicing a bulldozer and attempting to grease a fitting located between the blade and the bulldozer. He slipped and his right ring finger was caught and amputated in a pinch point between the bulldozer and the blade.
An employee was tying a feed bag when his hand slipped and struck the side of the feed hopper resulting in a laceration to the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
At approximately 9:45 AM, a maintenance technician was assisting in removing a feed roller from a coating tank. The bolts were removed and a supporting chain was in place. The technician was using a prybar to unseat the roller shaft when the prybar slipped, causing him to lunge forward and strike the right side of his face against a valve stem. The technician sustained a fracture and laceration to the cheek, and required surgery for an injury related to his right eye. He was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning and performing maintenance on a vertical panel saw when the employee impacted the saw blade. They sustained a finger fracture and laceration.
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