Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SBARS Inc., 14 Sbars Blvd, MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 08057
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a bailer when it crushed his left hand. The ring and middle fingers were medically amputated.
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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