Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Titan Robotics 3d Systems, 702 Clark Place, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80915
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was moving steel into position on a steel rack so that a forklift could transport it. The steel rolled onto his right hand resulting in injury to his ring finger that required medical amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedParts and materials, unspecified
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