Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CMC Steel Fabricators Inc., 1235 Centerpointe Drive, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70819
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a shear line to fabricate steel rebar when the rollers on the dump table stopped working. While attempting to diagnose the problem, his left glove was caught in the in-running nip point of the rollers' belt and pulley, amputating his left pinky fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Shearing machines
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An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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