Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lan SE, LLC, 810 Sawdust Trail, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34744
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a chop saw to cut wooden mold products and sustained lacerations to their hand.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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