Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kith Furniture, L.L.C., 7155 Alabama 13, HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA 35565
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
While operating a chop saw, an employee's left hand was caught in the machine's point of operation. His middle and index fingers were partially 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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