Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John W. Danforth Company, 300 Colvin Woods Parkway, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14150
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a groove machine when his gloved hand became pinched between the bottom die and the inside of the pipe. The employee sustained injuries to his right middle and ring fingers.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery n.e.c.
An employee was cutting a threaded rod with a portable bandsaw. The saw jumped and struck his left hand, cutting and pulling his cut-resistant glove into the guard and amputating the tip of his left index finger.
An employee was using a portable cutting and beveling tool to cut a bevel on the end of a 24" schedule 120 pipe. The employee's gloved hand was caught and pulled between the beveling die and the pipe causing a partial amputation of the left index finger.
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.
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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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