Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Creed Monarch Inc., 1 Pioneer Court, NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT 06050
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was feeding material into a machine when the employee's left pinky finger was pinched between the material and the machine, resulting in a partial left pinky finger amputation.
An employee was feeding a part into the die of a partial-revolution mechanical power press. The press cycled and amputated the employee's left index finger.
An employee had been disposing of scrap bar and fell into the well of a receiving dock. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a fractured clavicle, and a punctured lung.
An employee was moving a water tank. Their finger was in a hole in the handle when the water tank struck the barrier protecting the electrical panels and removed the fingertip.
An employee was removing a part from a spark changer tool when her hand was caught in the tool's rotating platform, breaking three fingers and tearing skin off the back of her right hand. She was hospitalized.
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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