Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Warren Distribution, Inc., 2402 Worth St, GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA 35976
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a polymer jam buildup in a hydraulic chopping machine when the hydraulic blade cycled and caught the employee's finger between the blade and the bottom metal block. The employee's right index finger was amputated at the second joint.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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