Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Parker Hannifin, 8 Commonwealth Avenue, WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS 01888
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a manual paper cutter when it amputated his left index fingertip. The paper cutter was unguarded at the time.
An employee was running an extrusion line in the manufacturing of a hydraulic hose. In the process of finishing a run, the employee attempted to separate the hose from a reel that was attached with string. The employee's left index finger was inadvertently tangled in the string, which tightened around the employee's fingertip. As a result, the skin and nail was removed from the fingertip.
An employee was positioning a wooden pallet on top of a stack of steel. The pallet dropped onto a steel coil from about 18 inches up, crushing the employee's right index finger and causing a partial amputation.
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