California Machinery Amputation Lawyers

An amputation is one of the most debilitating and serious on the job injuries a person can experience. Many times, workplace related amputations involve different types of machinery and equipment. Unfortunately, most workplace amputations are the result of inadequately safeguarded machinery or defective equipment. Listed below are just a few machines that may pose a threat of amputation in the workplace if they are faulty or poorly maintained:

  • mechanical power presses
  • powered and non-powered conveyors
  • printing presses
  • roll-forming machines
  • food slicers
  • meat grinders
  • drill presses
  • milling machines

In addition to suffering from amputations from using machinery, workers are also at risk when cleaning, adjusting, setting up, and maintaining machines.

According to OSHA, the following types of mechanical components present amputation hazards:

  • Point of Operation
  • Power transmission apparatuses

    • In addition to mechanical components, mechanical motion is also hazardous. The most common types of hazardous mechanical motion includes:

  • Rotating
  • Reciprocating
  • Transversing
  • Cutting
  • Punching
  • Shearing
  • Bending

    • It is the responsibility of employers to recognize, identify, manage, and control amputation hazards which pose common threats in the workplace. This includes hazards caused by mechanical components of machinery, the mechanical motion that occurs in or near these components, and the activities that workers take place in during mechanical operation.

    In order to reduce the risk of serious injuries, employers must comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act which generally prohibits employees under the age of 18 from operating band saws, circular saws, guillotine shears, punching and shearing machines, meat packing or meat processing machines, paper products machines, woodworking machines, metal forming machines, and meat slicers.

    Please contact GJEL immediately if you have suffered an amputation injury at your place of employment. Our dedicated San Jose machinery amputation lawyers have over 32 years of experience successfully representing seriously injured clients and recovering for them the maximum compensation that they are owed for their injuries. You may be entitled to monetary compensation for your amputation injury, and should discuss your potential case with one of our attorneys right away. Contact Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen today for a free consultation.
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    California Machinery Amputation Attorneys Disclaimer: The machinery amputation, amputation, leg amputation, toe amputation, amputation injury, personal injury, and/or other California legal information offered herein by Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen, is not formal legal advice, nor is it the formation of an attorney client relationship. In order for our firm to be considered your attorney there must be a signed agreement between the client and the firm. Any results set forth herein are based solely upon the circumstances of that particular case and offer no promise or guarantee on the outcome of any other case. This site is not intended to solicit clients outside the State of California, although this firm does work with local counsel in other states.

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