Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Turnkey Solutions Corporation, 12001 Cary Circle, LAVISTA, NEBRASKA 68128
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting paper on a flat cutter machine when his hand became clamped by the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss that was surgically reattached.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
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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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