Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Specialized Inspection Group, 135 E. Linfoot St., WAUSEON, OHIO 43553
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
At about 11:15 a.m. on February 21, 2022, an employee was loading a reflector onto a punch machine. The punch activated and cycled. It came down on the employee's left hand, resulting in partial amputations to the middle and index fingers to at least the first knuckle.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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