Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mauser Packaging Solutions, 1601 Valdosta Highway, HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA 31634
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was welding a hasp onto a metal box. The machine activated and the welding head came down onto the employee's right hand, pinning it against the metal box. The employee suffered finger fractures and was hospitalized.
An employee was preparing to remove the drive chain of a conveyor motor. Their thumb became caught in the sprocket and chain of the drive motor, resulting in an amputation to the thumb tip between the nail and the first joint.
An employee was freeing a 55-gallon drum that was stuck in the flange machine when the machine caught their right middle finger and amputated the fingertip.
An employee was walking up the steps to the front door of the office when they tripped on the front edge of a step. The employee fell onto the concrete floor landing on his right side, and sustained a fractured right hip.
An employee was adjusting the belt on a machine when their finger became caught between the belt and the pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
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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An employee was preparing to remove the drive chain of a conveyor motor. Their thumb became caught in the sprocket and chain of the drive motor, resulting in an amputation to the thumb tip between the nail and the first joint.
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