Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Light Metals dba Empire Die Casting, 635 E. HIGHLAND RD., MACEDONIA, OHIO 44056
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was trimming scrap metal when their hand was caught in the 15-ton hydraulic press. The employee's hand was crushed, resulting in a finger amputation and loss of skin between both thumbs and index 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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