Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WCCO Belting, Inc., 1998 North Ninth Street, WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA 58074
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was feeding material into a press when his left hand was caught in the press clamp, partially amputating his index and middle fingers. He was hospitalized.
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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