Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15212
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On April 6, 2017, an employee was cleaning the coffee grinder of an espresso machine when a door to the machine's hopper opened. As the employee was attempting to close the door, he made contact with the hopper and the piston came down, amputating his right index finger between the base of his fingernail and the first knuckle joint.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Beverage heating and percolating equipment and appliances
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