Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Golden State Foods Corp., 4801 North Park Dr, OPELIKA, ALABAMA 36801
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on the fresh processing line. After clearing the jam, the employee placed her right hand on the incoming PPI conveyor in order to stand up when her hand was caught by the rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation of the right ring finger.
An employee was showing a co-worker how to unjam a pneumatic bar in the box drop section of a cup machine when the bar cycled and contacted the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was clearing a hamburger patty jam from equipment when her left hand was caught between the equipment's conveyor belt and its components, fracturing four fingers and requiring hospitalization.
An employee was swabbing the inside of the pipes for testing before sauces ran through. A pipe slipped off the employee's shoulder. His right index finger was caught between the end of the pipe and the pump's housing amputating the fingertip.
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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