Slip or trip without fall, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TSYS, 1500 Bolton Field Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was standing with one foot on the edge of a lift, leaning in to read the part number on a carton. He stepped back, began to fall, and grabbed the rack support to stop himself from falling. A hole in the rack caught his right little finger and amputated it.
An employee was cutting meat using a band saw when he slipped and/or twisted his ankle and reached out to catch himself. As he did so, his hand struck the band saw, resulting in a partial amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was moving a metal cart when he began to fall. He then grabbed the corner of the cart and avulsed his right middle and index fingers. Slip-resistant shoes were worn at the time of the incident.
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