Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Handi Foil Corporation, 2275 W. Diehl Rd., NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was loading a coil into a machine when the coil became jammed. When the employee unjammed the coil, the machine's spindle caused an amputation of his right ring finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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