Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keymark Corporation of Florida, 2540 KNIGHTS STATION RD., LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33810
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s) and finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing a block of wood from a tail stretcher when the jaws closed on the employee's hand and crushed the palm, middle, ring, and little fingers.
HospitalizedHand(s) and finger(s)Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
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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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