Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SHARP TRANSIT, LLC, 4400 South Charleston Pike, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to retrieve a socket wrench attached to a truck when another employee started the truck. The flywheel then caught the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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