Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cardinal IG, 4611 15th Avenue North , FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58102
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was bending a piece of channel with a bender machine when it amputated his right ring finger. The machine was guarded at the time.
An employee was observing while glass was being put on a conveyor on the ingoing side of a washer. The employee's left hand was pulled into a conveyor roller. His index and middle fingers were severely broken, resulting in an amputation.
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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