Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John F. Martin & Sons, LLC, 435 North 3rd Street, WOMELSDORF, PENNSYLVANIA 19567
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was feeding slabs of bacon into a slicer. While he was clearing bacon scraps from under the machine, the cutting blades amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food slicers
More severe injuries at John F. Martin & Sons, LLC
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An employee was moving cages of meat product around a cooler area when he slipped and fell backward onto the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip, which required surgery.
An employee was moving a cart of scrapple when the wheel of the cart became stuck in a floor drain, causing the cart to topple onto the employee. The employee suffered a dislocated left hip.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
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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An employee was walking into the motor control center (MCC) room when his right ring finger was caught in the hinge of a doorway. He sustained an open phalanx fracture, which resulted in a partial amputation above the first knuckle.
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An employee was carrying cups back to the kitchen when her foot got caught on a cart and she fell face-first. During the fall, a piece of glass from a cup cut the inside of her mouth, severing an artery. She also sustained a laceration on her lower lip. The employee was hospitalized.