Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Packless Industries, 8401 Imperial Dr. , WACO, TEXAS 76712
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee initiated a machine to start a production cycle. His hand was in the path of the machine's closing guard, which closed on and caused the amputation of his left index finger's distal phalanx.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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