Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nutmeg Container Corporation, 720 Thompson Road, THOMPSON, CONNECTICUT 06277
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
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.
An employee placed 12 foam logs, weighing about 15 pounds each, on top of a trash can. The employee then pulled the handle of the trash can to try and move it but the handle broke off causing the employee to fall and strike the log cradle and the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
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 operating a hydraulic shear machine. He was positioning the metal when the shear activated and amputated his right index and middle fingertips.
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