Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Berlin Gardens, LLC, 5029 Township Road 359, BERLIN, OHIO 44610
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was positioning a workpiece on the table of a mortise and tenon machine. She pushed the start button with her left hand and her right hand was resting on the workpiece. As the machine actuated, the guard that protects the rotary cutter head crushed the employee's right middle fingertip, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was working in the assembly area when a 3/4 inch board became stuck in the ripsaw. As the employee pushed the board through, the chain caught her finger and pulled it in, resulting in an amputation to the right middle fingertip.
On October 16, 2018, at 1:15 PM, an employee was building a small roof attached to another building and was setting rafters when one of the rafters started to fall. The employee attempted to grab the rafter and fell head-first about 9 feet, 6 inches, to the concrete below. The employee was hospitalized with a cut on the head, bruises on the chest, and fractured vertebrae.
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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An employee was performing maintenance on a roll cutting machine in a warehouse. The employee was removing excess grease from the bearings when the machine's chain caught their right index finger. The fingertip was amputated by the chain and sprocket.
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