Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ohio Mulch, 1600 Universal Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to free a jam on a conveyor when his arm was caught in the conveyor, breaking it. The conveyor was running and guarded at the time.
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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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