Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aspen Products Inc., 3220 Avondale Mill Rd., MACON, GEORGIA 31206
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was webbing paper through the paper pull wheel of a machine when his left index finger went between the upper and lower wheel, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Paper production machinery, unspecified
An employee was cleaning the rollers of a press machine when their glove got caught in a roller. The employee sustained an amputation to their right ring finger and
their right middle finger was fractured.
An employee was trying to unclog a paper jam in a machine. The machine, which was running at the time, caused an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
An employee was unjamming a paper machine when their right middle finger contacted the machine die, resulting in a partial amputation to the fingertip.
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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