Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Poch Staffing, Inc., 1021 W Birchwood, MORTON, ILLINOIS 61550
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On March 7, 2018, at approximately 4:15 a.m., an employee was operating the press brake and completed the first bend. As he was performing the second bend his left thumb was pinched in the part between the two bends amputating the tip of the thumb.
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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