Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Evolutions Brands, Inc, 200 Swisher Road, LAKE DALLAS, TEXAS 75065
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a leather machine to trim excess leather off a shoe when the machine became jammed. While the employee was trying to remove the leather, the machine gears struck the employee's hand, resulting in an amputation of the right index finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
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