Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wieland Metal Service, 2081 McCrea Street, ALLIANCE, OHIO 44601
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was tightening a part on a foil slitting machine. The machine caught the employee's right middle finger and amputated the fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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