Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pinnacle Architectural Lighting, 3801 Havana Street, DENVER, COLORADO 80239
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a milling machine when they touched the rotating tooling, causing their glove to be pulled into the machine. The employee sustained a finger amputation.
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 standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.