Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Resers Fine Foods Inc, 3215 SE 6th St., TOPEKA, KANSAS 66607
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning an auger when it amputated the employee's left middle finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
An employee had been rinsing out the mixer and his left thumb went into the mixing area resulting in amputation above the top knuckle. The machine was guarded at the time.
An employee was driving a standup forklift in the warehouse when he struck a bump post that buffers pallet racks. His left heel was caught between the post and the lift, de-gloving his heel pad. His foot was outside the driver compartment at the time of the incident.
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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