Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Certified Transmission, 5322 Center Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68106
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was sending a part through a pass-through parts washer. He was attempting to guide the part when his glove and finger were caught in the conveyor, pinching his fingertip at the transition from the washer to the roller conveyor. As a result, his right ring fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
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