Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UFP Saginaw, LLC, 444 Sansom Blvd, SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was offloading material from a panel saw. He was retrieving material when the saw amputated his right index, middle, ring, and little fingers above the middle knuckle.
An employee was attempting to close a cylinder by lifting a push bar switch that was stuck. The employee strained their abdomen, resulting in a hernia.
A temporary employee was using a powered hand grinder to cut a piece of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene plastic. The hand tool contacted the employee's left wrist, resulting in a laceration.
An employee was operating equipment that produced wooden stakes. Lumber became jammed, and as the employee tried to free it, his left little finger was caught between the end of a piece of lumber and the side of a conveyor belt. The finger was pinched and required partial medical amputation.
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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