Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fortune Plastic & Metal B2, 3333 East Kiest Boulevard, DALLAS, TEXAS 75203
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was feeding cable into a hydraulic shear. The shear caused fractures and lacerations to the employee's right middle, ring, and little fingers.
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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