Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hanon Systems Alabama Corp., 676 Hall-Bama Dr., SHORTER, ALABAMA 36075
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was waiting for a cassette pallet to advance to his station. The cassette settled on guide pins and fell into position where the employee's hand was. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Nonclassifiable
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