Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Magnum Companies, 3000 Seventh Avenue North, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58104
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was binding pieces of cardboard together in a baling machine when the baler amputated two of his middle fingertips.
An employee was hooking a trailer to a tandem trailer when the pin got stuck, and they went under the trailer to hit the pin with a hammer. Once the pin was loose, the trailer moved forward, severing the employee's right ear and causing a large gash to the right side of his head.
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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