Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sauder Woodworking Co., 502 MIDDLE ST., ARCHBOLD, OHIO 43502
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A machine operator was working on plank edge finishing. Her left pinky finger was amputated with it was caught between the pads on the machine and pulled into the machine.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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An employee was making an adjustment on a trim saw machine when their right hand contacted the machine, resulting in a partial amputation of their right middle finger with a fracture. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident after maintenance work was performed on the machine.
On February 24, 2021, an employee was hospitalized with a right ankle fracture after slipping and falling on ice in a parking lot while walking into work.
An employee was reaching to operate a lever on a hopper that had been raised by a forklift. The hopper shifted and pinched the employee's left ring finger against the forklift fork. The end of the finger was amputated.
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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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