Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Glasfloss Industries, Inc., 2168 Commerce Street, LANCASTER, OHIO 43130
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was shearing galvanized metal in a shear. The employee used a wooden box to set the metal square. The employee's left thumb was then caught and amputated (flesh only) between the box and the shear arm.
An employee was retrieving die cuts from between two pallets when their foot became caught on one of the pallets, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall to a concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured right hip.
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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