Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advance Tank and Construction Co., 3700 East County Road 64, WELLINGTON, COLORADO 80549
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a magnetic drill press to drill holes into a C-channel. The employee was trying to hold the press in place with a strap, which was wrapped around the employee's left hand and became caught in the drill. The strap then crushed the employee's left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation above the knuckle.
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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