Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Arkansas Glass Container Corporation, 516 W Johnson Ave, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving a tool that was dropped into the container former machine when the baffle arm on the machine struck the employee's elbow forcing the employee's right hand into the machine where it was trapped under a baffle. The employee's right ring finger was amputated just above the knuckle.
Two employees were moving a charger unit on a dolly. A third employee pulled on a piece of pipe connected to the charger; the pipe turned and pinched the injured employee's left middle finger against the dolly. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
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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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