Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WFF Facility Services, University of Tulsa, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74104
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was mowing grass with a push mower. The employee was "bumping" the mower so it wouldn't get clogged when the mower contacted their left foot, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle toe.
An employee was looking for a vacuum when he slipped and fell on some water on the floor from a leaking ice cooler. He was hospitalized with a left leg injury.
An employee was mowing along a steep, sloped edge when the mower started to slide. He dismounted from the mower and it followed him downhill, pinning his left foot underneath. He sustained multiple fractures to the left foot.
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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