Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Correctional Institution, 37900 North 45th Avenue, PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85086
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a 1-inch steel tube with a bandsaw. The blade caught the tubing, and the employee's left thumb was pulled in toward it. The thumb tip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Band saws
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