Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nassau Candy Distributers, Inc., 530 West John St., HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK 11801
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a two-color large image pad printer. The working table caught her left little finger as it slid back and forth, pinching it against the open rail. The fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
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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