Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Firefighters Landscape & Design, LLC, 1201 Cotton Gin Ct, ROYSE CITY, TEXAS 75189
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Employees were connecting rods to a boring machine. One of the rods was extremely crooked, so the employees shut the machine off and tried to correct the rod so that it would run correctly. Two employees were holding the rod while a third held the tip of one rod to insert it into the hole they intended to bore. The machine was turned on. The guide wire that ran along the rod entangled the third employee's sleeve and glove; it then jerked his arm and forced his entire body into a rotation. He suffered an amputation to the right thumb, as well as a fracture and a laceration to the right hand.
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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