Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SCHNABEL FOUNDATION COMPANY, 40 Boulevard SE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30312
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a non-working cylinder on a grout plant. The cylinder activated while the employee's left index, middle, and ring fingers were inside it, causing amputations to all three fingertips.
AmputationFingertip(s)Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
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