Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pitt Plastics, 3980 Groves Road , COLUMBUS, OHIO 43232
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On August 15, 2018, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was attempting to clear a jam in the feeding section on a box former machine when the employee's gloved hand was caught by the machine's shuttle carrier, causing injuries that required surgical amputation of the middle finger on the employee's left hand. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Formers-paper production
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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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