Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TSE Industries, Inc., 5180 113th Avenue North, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33760
on — Abrasions, scratches, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was clearing plastic from a rotary planer. The machine pulled in the employee's hand and abraded the employee's right arm.
An employee was operating a milling machine used to shape and cut polyurethane material. The employee went to clear excess material under the milling machine when his hand was caught between the two fixed blades, resulting in a right index finger amputation.
An employee slipped and fell after he stepped on acrylic material, suffering a fractured left arm, torn ligament in his left knee, and a broken left ankle.
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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