Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, 8665 N. Beach Street, KELLER, TEXAS 76244
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been working on a vehicle. He was unlocking the mechanism of the vehicle lift when the lift engaged; the hammer came down and struck the end of his right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated at the base of the nail.
AmputationFingertip(s)Automobile lifts and hoists
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