Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Utica Air Flow Products, Inc., 810 Third Ave, UTICA, NEW YORK 13501
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was fabricating sheet metal on a jump shear when the jump shear amputated his right index fingertip.
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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