Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NORTHSTAR BATTERY COMPANY, 4000 Continental Way, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting a one-inch PVC type 1 material on a table saw. As the material was being cut, it bound, kicked, and pulled his left index finger into the blade resulting in a partial amputation. The table saw was guarded at the time.
An employee was scraping mud off the inside of a negative paste mixer. The employee's right arm came into contact with vertical mixing blades within the machine, causing amputation of the hand and part of the arm.
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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