Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at B & M Plastic Inc., 3737 Acorn Lane, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS 60131
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a plastic trimming machine when the trimming blade amputated their right ring fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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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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