Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at IWM International, LLC, 500 East Middle Street, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind the tip of a screwdriver when the tool was pulled between the grinding wheel and tool rest. His fingers were pulled in with the screwdriver, partially amputating his left pinky finger to the first knuckle.
On October 16, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., an employee was operating his wire screen weaving machine when the material quality began to diminish. He went around to the press rollers and loosened the bolts holding them in the loom. The press rollers, which were unsupported by a cart at the time, then fell out of the machine and onto his right ankle, causing a traumatic displaced trimalleolar fracture.
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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