Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Gypsum Co., 1201 MAYO SHELL ROAD, GALENA PARK, TEXAS 77547
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were removing a motor from an overhead bracket and turned to lower it to the floor. As they were lowering it, one of the employees had his left middle finger caught and crushed between the motor and a 12-inch chute. The employee sustained amputation of the distal phalanx.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Motors other than vehicle
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