OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA—
Metal Container Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Metal Container Corporation, 3713 Hammon Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73179 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a rag to clean a liner while rotating the liner turret counter-clockwise with his left hand. The employee's right little finger was caught between the stationary dog leg channel and the rotating star wheel. The fingertip was amputated above the first knuckle.
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