Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at IDI Distributors, 8901 1st Industrial Drive, SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI 38671
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was loading a metal roll onto a roll machine. His hand was on the metal roll, it got caught in the machine and his arm was broken.
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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