Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KELPRO INC, 2047 STATE HWY Z, SIKESTON, MISSOURI 63801
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was bending a metal tube using a machine when their little finger was crushed between the tube and the machine and was later amputated.
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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