Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC, 9209 Old Hickory Trail, Suite 100, DALLAS, TEXAS 75237
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was assisting the operator of a bag machine. The employee attempted to unjam material stuck in the machine when the machine started and the cut-off knife contacted the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation with bone loss.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, unspecified
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