Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Empire Kosher Poultry Inc., 247 Empire Drive, MIFFLINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17059
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was holding air scissors when the safety switches engaged and the scissors activated, amputating the employee's right middle fingertip.
An employee was moving a box that was jammed when their hand got caught on the sharp outer edge of the machine guard, resulting in an amputation of the left thumb tip.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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A temporary employee was swabbing an exhaust fan for bacteria when they contacted the moving fan blade and sustained an injury that required surgical amputation.
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An employee was changing the spacing on a telehandler's forks. A fork slipped, and the employee's left index finger was caught between it and the mast. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
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