Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Multiple surface and flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kenyon Industries Inc., 36 Sherman Avenue, KENYON, RHODE ISLAND 02836
on — Multiple surface and flesh wounds, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was beginning to wind fabric onto a wooden shell. His left arm was caught between the fabric and a nip point of the machine, and then pulled into the machine. He was hospitalized with bruising, contusions, and abrasions to his arm, head, and ribs. The machine was not guarded at the time.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Textile, apparel, leather production machinery n.e.c.
An employee was working to unfold a crease at the end of fabric that was feeding into a set of nip rolls on a machine. The employee's right hand fingers were pulled into the nip roll injuring the index and middle fingers. The middle fingertip was amputated.
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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