Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kalsec Southwest, 2211 FM 1757, DENVER CITY, TEXAS 79323
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unplugging raw material from a feed elevator when he asked another employee to turn on the elevator to make sure it was not plugged in. He saw sticks piling up at the bottom and went to pull them out. His hand was near the opening of the elevator when he lost his balance and one of the buckets caught his right hand. His right hand was then pulled inside the elevator, causing a laceration to the right middle finger. As a result, the bottom of his right middle fingertip was amputated and he shattered the tip of the bone on the same 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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