Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LIST INDUSTRIES, INC., 401 JIM MORAN BLVD., DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33442
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a brake press to bend sheet metal. During the second bend, the press caught her right middle finger causing an amputation.
An employee was resetting a punch press. As the employee finished resetting the press, he tripped and his right middle finger was caught in a gear mechanism and crushed.
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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