Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania, 60 East Main Street, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA 17540
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee removed a guard from a conveyor belt motor to check the chain and sprockets for tension. The employee reached toward the running chain and sprocket and his left thumb was caught between the chain and sprocket resulting in an amputation of 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of the thumb. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.