Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Humphrey Charcoal Corporation, 13760 Knox Dale Road, BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15825
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee had been working to fill lump charcoal into 40-pound bags when the crusher jammed. He was standing at the filling station and went to clear the machine. The employee's gloved right hand was pulled into a belt and pulley, causing the amputation of his little finger and a severe laceration to his ring finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. The machine was guarded and locked out/tagged out at the time.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Bottling, canning, filling machinery
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