Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Grand Cypress Associates, LLC, 110 Mathews Drive, AMERICUS, GEORGIA 31709
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a miter saw to cut wooden corner blocks. The employee placed his left hand on the wood to brace it and the blade contacted his finger, resulting in a partial amputation of his left thumb and a laceration to his left index 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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