Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Trane U.S. Inc. dba The Trane Company, 200 Aberdeen Loop, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was using a vertical belt sander to smooth the edges of a 3-inch by approximately 14-inch piece of steel. The employee used his hands to tilt the back end of the piece of steel upwards in order to sand it at one end when the belt grabbed the piece of steel, causing his left index finger to be caught between the belt and the piece of steel. His left index fingertip was amputated.
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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