Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ring Power, Inc., 10421 Fern Hill Drive, RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA 33578
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was pulling a transmission out of a frame assembly. His left hand was on the forklift mast when the forks were raised, pinching the employee's left middle finger.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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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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