Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tokusen USA, Inc., 1500 South Amity Rd., CONWAY, ARKANSAS 72032
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to load a spool into a machine. He was trying to align the drive lugs with his left hand, working the controls with his right hand, when the machine caught his left glove. His thumb was pulled into the arbor housing. The tip of the thumb was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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