Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bally Ribbon Mills, Inc., 23 N. 7th Street, BALLY, PENNSYLVANIA 19503
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was inserting webbing material into a blocking machine. The machine suddenly increased speed, and the employee's left hand was pulled between its rollers. The employee's pinky fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
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