Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sandvik Materials, Inc., 119 Wooster Street, BETHEL, CONNECTICUT 06801
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was untangling a wire tangle at the capstan. The employee tried to cut the tangle when his left hand got caught in the ball of wire, amputating two fingers. The machine was still in operation at the time.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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