Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kenyon Industries Inc., 36 Sherman Avenue, KENYON, RHODE ISLAND 02836
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working to unfold a crease at the end of fabric that was feeding into a set of nip rolls on a machine. The employee's right hand fingers were pulled into the nip roll injuring the index and middle fingers. The middle fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
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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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