Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Interroll , 159 Coporate Dr. Morth, HIRAM, GEORGIA 30141
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove the tube from a knurling machine when the machine pushed the tubing and the employee's hand into a pinch position against the base of the machine. The employee suffered a right middle finger amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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