Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ball Metalpack LLC, 2690 Charter Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was conducting quality checking when his right index finger got caught in between a die and a can resulting in a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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