Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WinCup Plastics, Inc., 5515 West 5th Street, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32254
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing straws from a wrapping hopper. A transfer belt (which fed straws from the extruder machine to the wrapping hopper) made contact with the employee's right middle finger, amputating the tip just above the first knuckle
On May 11, 2021, an employee was gathering bad straws from a drop chute to throw away. The machine restarted and his finger was caught between a groove on the transfer belt and a metal piece on the machine. The employee sustained the amputation of his left ring finger.
A maintenance employee was tightening a loose screw on a machine to stop it from wobbling in the drum area when the rotating drum partially amputated one of his left-hand fingers. He was hospitalized.
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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