Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amscan Inc, 108 New York 17K, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 12550
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On November 1, 2023, an employee was feeding napkin paper through a printing press and adjusting the rollers when their right little fingertip was amputated by the press's converting head blade.
An employee was clearing a jam on a napkin elevator. His right hand was pinched between two parts as he adjusted a belt on a flexographic machine, and a fingertip was 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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