Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 1502 SOUTH COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65109
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee loaded a steel part onto a brake press to be formed. During the second bend of the material, a pinch point was created between the material and the tooling of the machine. The pinch point contacted the employee's index and middle fingertips, resulting in amputations below the nail and above the knuckle.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Brake presses
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