Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at E. & O. Mari, Inc., 256 Broadway, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 12550
on — Fractures , affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was winding musical strings on the company's automatic string winding machine. The employee's left middle finger was caught when the top carriage was returning to the home position. The employee sustained a broken finger that required hospitalization and surgery.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Winders, unwinders
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
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