Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Knowlton Technologies, LLC, 213 Factory Street, WATERTOWN, NEW YORK 13601
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working at a paper machine winder, cutting plastic and using a razor. The winder caught his right index finger, causing an amputation above the knuckle.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Slitters, winders-paper production
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