Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JBS Food, Inc. , 5950 Trails End Rd. , CACTUS, TEXAS 79013
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was going to hammer in the shaft of a paddle wheel and was waiting for it to rotate to the correct position before shutting it off. His hand was on the guard when it slipped off the guard and became caught between the pulley and the belt. He suffered an amputation of the left ring finger just below the fingernail.
An employee's fingers were smashed in a door. The employee suffered a degloving of the tip of the middle finger at the nail and the removal of the ring fingertip above the nail.
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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