Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LMC Industrial Contractors, Inc., 9431 Foster Wheeler Road, DANSVILLE, NEW YORK 14437
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was deburring a metal beam with a hand scraper. During the de-burring process, the steel beam material was advanced by the CNC machine, pinching the employee's left ring finger between the bottom of the beam and the top of a roller. The employee suffered a partial amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, 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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