Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Pride Trailers, LLC, 1241 Interstate, MADISONVILLE, TEXAS 77864
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was fabricating metal parts on a brake press when his hand was crushed by the brake press, resulting in an amputated left index finger and three crushed fingers.
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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