Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UNYTITE, INC., 325 Civic Road, LA SALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was repairing a tapping machine. He was working underneath the machine. To access the conveyor belt, he was moving a product tray out of the way by pushing it. The tray came off the guides and tilted, and his finger was caught between the tray and the machine, amputating his left middle fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Threading and tapping machines
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Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
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