Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Arlington Industries, Inc., 1 Stauffer Industrial Park, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18517
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A temporary employee was operating a machine and holding a clicker to count/advance the machine when the employee dropped the clicker onto a shelf. As the employee reached to retrieve the clicker, the employee's left hand was caught in the machine, amputating the middle fingertip and fracturing the ring and middle fingers.
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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