Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal-Mogul Powertrain, 1277 Joe Battle Blvd., EL PASO, TEXAS 79936
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On February 05, 2016, at approximately 10:10 p.m., an employee removed a fixed safety guard to clear jammed material from the cutting machine. The cutting blade activated and amputated a finger and a thumb tip.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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