Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EJ-Ardmore Foundry, Inc., 270 Redwing Road, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA 73401
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On December 14, 2017, at about 10:35 p.m., an employee was rotating a manhole cover on a vertical turret lathe when his gloved right ring finger was caught between the part and the machine head. His right ring finger distal phalanx was surgically amputated.
An employee was attempting to locate the cause of a noise in the cooling fan of a piece of lab equipment. The employee was tapping the fan blade when his right index finger was caught in the blade, causing a fingertip amputation. The fan's cover was removed at the time of the incident.
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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