Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Clearspan Components, Inc., 6110 Old Highway 80 W, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI 39307
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a cap saw when a block of wood became wedged between the saw blade and the conveyor. The employee turned the saw off and was reaching under the saw to remove it when the blade lacerated the employee's hand.
An employee was attaching oriented strand board (OSB) sheathing to exterior wall paneling using a staple bridge machine and was caught in the in-feed chain resulting in partial amputation of the distal part of the right middle finger.
An employee was feeding lumber into a header saw when the saw was activated via the foot switch, causing it to cycle and amputate his left ring finger at the nail.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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