Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at General Die Casters Inc., 2150 Highland Rd, TWINSBURG, OHIO 44087
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a CNC machine. Upon placing a part onto a fixture in the machine, the hydraulic clamps caught the employee's thumb, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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