Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jeff Conner R & D Inc., 10525 Mopac Drive, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78217
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On February 8, 2018, employee was cutting plastic material with a metalworking shear when the machine amputated the tip of his right ring finger. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
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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