Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at STANDRIDGE COLOR CORPORATION, 1196 HIGHTOWER TRAIL, SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA 30025
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to clean out the auger area of a machine when the auger caught and amputated the employee's left middle finger. The machine was running at the time.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Other special process machinery, unspecified
More severe injuries at STANDRIDGE COLOR CORPORATION
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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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