Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Toner Holdings LLC, 555 Country Club Rd., DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA 18612
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On October 19, 2017, at approximately 10:15 AM, an employee was cleaning a vacuum conveying system when an automatic mechanical valve closed on his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation to his fingertip.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
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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