Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Copper Industry, LLC, 2727 Geesling Road, DENTON, TEXAS 76208
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stringing up an accumulator machine when his right middle finger was caught between the wire, amputating his fingertip.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
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