Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Eagle Manufacturing Company, 2400 Charles Street, WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 26070
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On February 5, 2016, at approximately 12:30pm, an employee was injured while operating a full revolution mechanical power press. The employee was transferring can parts into a redraw die. Two fingers on his right hand became trapped between the can part and the working die as he removed the can part from the machine, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle and ring fingers.
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