Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Flagstone Foods, LLC, 2700 Horace Shepard Dr., DOTHAN, ALABAMA 36303
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was adjusting the belt on a capper machine. The drive belt caught and lacerated the employee's right ring finger.
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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