Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FPL Food LLC, 1301 New Savannah Rd, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30901
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pulling cow hides out of a 12-foot-deep hide pool using a long handled, stainless steel hook. The employee was pulling the hides to the edge of the pool, locating the hole in the hide, and hanging the hide on a hide-chain hook for it to travel to the folding table. One end of the long hook got caught on the forward chain hook. Then quickly caught the second hide-chain hook. As the chain hooks got farther apart, the two hooks began to pull the long hook. The employee was attempting to pull the long hook out of the two hooks when their right thumb was caught in a pinch point, resulting in amputation.
An employee was waiting to off-load a truck that was being backed up to the door when the dock plate malfunctioned. The employee was helping to lower the dock plate manually when the plate fell and broke the employee's left arm.
An employee was cutting meat using a buster saw. The employee's fingers were caught between the blade and the guide, and the blade amputated three fingers.
An employee was using a bandsaw. The product slipped out of the employee's hand and the bandsaw amputated the employee's right thumb, also breaking the index finger and lacerating the middle finger.
An employee had just pushed meat across the roller and blade of a skinning machine when the roller grabbed the employee's skinning glove and pulled the employee's right index finger into the blade, lacerating it.
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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