Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Metalforms, LTD, 7218 Garth St, BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77705
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a tube rolling system when their glove was caught in the tube expander, resulting in dislocated and fractured fingers.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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