Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Michelin Tread Technologies, 12170 Lockridge Boulevard, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30014
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on a malfunctioning pneumatic arm that grabbed tire tread and pulled it onto a conveyor belt. While the employee was investigating the malfunction, the employee's right little finger was caught in a pinch point on the arm. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
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