Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hallmark Center Fixture Operations, 1010 Logansport Street, CENTER, TEXAS 75935
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was on a platform, trying to fix a pulley belt in a dust cyclone. As he tried to stop the belt, it pulled in his hand, causing the amputation of the tip of his right little finger.
AmputationFingertip(s)Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
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