Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Schneider Electric, 1717 Centerepark Road, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68512
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing parts from a shot blast machine when the door inadvertently closed on his arm, fracturing his left ulna and radius bones.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Special process machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a cleaning machine in a molding department. The cleaning machine became blocked with flash material. The employee stopped it and was reaching in to clear the obstruction when the blast wheel contacted the employee's hand. The employee underwent a partial medical amputation to the index finger.
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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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