Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Western Extrusions Corporation, 1725 SANDY LAKE ROAD, CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was adjusting a chain on a sprocket. His right index finger was pinched between the chain and the sprocket. The fingertip was partially amputated, with a partial loss of the nail. The machine was unguarded at the time.
AmputationFingertip(s)Machinery, unspecified
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