Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Accellent, 200 West Seventh Ave., TRAPPE, PENNSYLVANIA 19426
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pushing tubing into a draw bench when a trolley caught the employee's fingertip, causing an avulsion.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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