Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions, Incorporated, 2880 Black Bridge Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17406
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee had made adjustments inside a wood moulder and was operating the machine when they sustained a left ring fingertip amputation as well as a laceration to the middle finger.
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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An employee was changing out floor paper under a chain conveyor inside a topcoat cure oven. His left middle finger was pulled into a pinch point between the conveyor's chain and a gear. The skin of the fingertip was degloved, and the fingertip was medically amputated at the first joint.
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