Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hirschfeld Industries, 2901 Old Ballinger HWY, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS 76905
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was handling a squeezer and had his left hand on the roller. When he pressed the controlling panel with his right hand, his left middle finger got caught by the roller on the squeezer resulting in a broken and lacerated finger.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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