Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Orlandi, Inc., 121 Executive Blvd., FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK 11735
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a packaging machine when three right-hand fingertips were amputated.
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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