Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LINDE GAS NORTH AMERICA LLC, 2045 E. AURORA RD., TWINSBURG, OHIO 44087
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was removing a valve from an acetylene tank with the valve machine when his right hand slipped and the equipment activated amputating the tip of his left middle finger.
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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