Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Poly Vinyl Creations, Inc., 11313 S.R. 52, HUDSON, FLORIDA 34669
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting a notch on a piece of plastic using a notching machine. The machine caught the employee's finger and caused a partial amputation (skin of the nail and nailbed) to the fingertip.
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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An employee was blowing out material in the blow-out booth when the silo magnet came down on his left hand, amputating the index and middle fingertips.
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