Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UNITED ROTARY BRUSH CORPORATION, 8150 Business Way, PLAIN CITY, OHIO 43064
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to clear jammed wire from machinery when the employee's hand entered the point of operation. The machine then cycled, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Machinery, unspecified
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