Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Oshkosh Defense (Harrison Street Plant), 2737 HARRISON ST., OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54901
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a press brake to fabricate seat mounting brackets when his right middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the part and the press brake die.
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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