Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Poly-America, LP, 2000 W. Marshall Dr., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75051
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was installing a small motor when the motor slipped out of his hands. The motor fell onto his hands and onto the ground. His left index finger was caught and amputated between the motor and the ground.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Motors other than vehicle
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An employee was monitoring a rotary press when his left hand became caught in the machinery. The employee's left middle finger was amputated at the distal interphalangeal joint.
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