Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Del Real LLC, 1101 Messenger Lane, MOORE, OKLAHOMA 73160
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing a connector hose to a transfer pump. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the feed opening of the pump by the lobe transfer pump shaft. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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