Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WADSWORTH OLD CHICAGO, INC., 8251 N Booth Ave, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64158
on — Amputations, affecting the fingernail(s), nailbed(s) .
Final narrative
An employee was shredding chicken using a machine when his right hand entered the hopper and contacted the blades, amputating his middle finger from the nailbed.
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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