Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Cap Company, LLC, 15 Church Street, WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 16161
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a brake press. Their left hand got caught in the die when the machine cycled resulting in crush injuries to the hand that required hospitalization and surgery.
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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