Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Sugar Refining, Inc., 692 Bailey Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14206
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a blockage of sugar when his finger contacted a moving screw conveyor. The employee's fingertip was amputated. The conveyor was not locked out at the time.
AmputationFingertip(s)Conveyors-screw, auger
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