Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois, 2701 Spruce Street, QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62301
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On March 11, 2019, an employee was checking a jet nut on a roll forming machine. The nut and its shaft rotated, and his right ring finger was pinched between his Allen wrench and a guide rail within the machine. The fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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