Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GENERAL DYNAMICS, 1200 N. GLENBROOK DRIVE, GARLAND, TEXAS 75040
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hand(s) and finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to remove a chip tray from the bottom of a drilling machine. The machine injured the top of the employee's right hand and the tips of four fingers.
HospitalizedHand(s) and finger(s)Drills-stationary
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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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