LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA—
Weaber, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Weaber, Inc., 1231 Mt. Wilson Road, LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA 17042 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to unjam wood that was caught in a drive belt when she suffered a partial amputation of her right middle finger. The belt was unguarded and not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
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An employee was operating a finger jointer machine when their hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in an amputation to their left ring fingertip.
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An employee was sorting carts in the flow area when the tip of their ring finger was crushed between the cart they were moving and another cart, resulting in medical amputation of the fingertip.
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An employee was stepping from a platform onto a conveyor support to reach a board that was jammed. His right foot became caught on the roller drive chain, resulting in the amputation of two or three toes. The chain was not guarded at the time of the incident.
LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA—
Weaber, Inc.
An employee was adjusting the position of a wood slab on a conveyor when their glove was caught between the slab and the frame of the entry chute. They sustained a laceration to the fourth finger and a partial amputation to the fifth finger on the right hand.
TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
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An employee was operating a molding machine when a board got jammed in the machine. The employee shut down the machine and was clearing the jam when his right hand contacted the still moving cutting blades resulting in an amputation.
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