Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Puris Proteins, LLC. , 105 South Maple Street, TURTLE LAKE, WISCONSIN 54889
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On August 24, 2019, an employee was unplugging the rotary valve under a cyclone when the employee's left index finger contacted the moving rotary valve, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, unspecified
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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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