Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cibe Lincoln Road LLC, 313 Worth Avenue, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33480
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee parked their car and was walking into a restaurant when their right hand got stuck in an elevator door, resulting in partial amputations of four 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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