Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mayville Engineering Company, Inc., 944 Bypass Road, HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 72543
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was running parts through a press brake. His left index fingertip was caught between a part and the machine's upper die. The fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Brake presses
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