Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ply Gem Windows, 615 W CARSON ST, BRYAN, TEXAS 77801
on — Fractures , affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On August 20, 2025, an employee was adjusting the pneumatic saw stop on a saw in order to cut a piece of aluminum lineal to length. When she flipped the switch to secure the saw stop, her right middle fingertip was caught between the saw stop and the run-off backstop. The employee sustained a fractured fingertip and required surgery.
Hospitalized Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Stationary sawing machinery unspecified
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