Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Defender Screens International, LLC, 7839 Fruitville Road, SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34240
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting metal hoods with a radial arm saw when one of their fingertips was amputated and a finger on their left hand was cut.
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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A temporary employee was helping to fix a machine while it was still activated. Another employee accidentally stepped on a pedal, which triggered a chain that lacerated three of the temporary employee's fingers. The employee's left middle finger was partially amputated from the base of fingernail.
An employee was walking when a forklift carrying a 31-foot long, 7,000-pound steel support column ran them over and crushed their leg. The employee suffered blunt force trauma and amputation of his right leg from the knee down.
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An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.