Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fry Communications Inc., 800 West Church Street, MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17050
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to fix the autoloader on a binding machine when his right ring finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley, resulting in a partial amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedPrinting machinery and equipment, n.e.c.
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