Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Generac Power Systems Inc., 214 Murphy Drive, EAGLE, WISCONSIN 53119
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was aligning a rotor shaft to go into a line board. The employee's finger was pinched between the shaft and the board, leading to a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Machinery, unspecified
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