Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Altec Industries, 5610 Corporate Drive, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64501
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was performing manufacturing tasks when the product collapsed inside of the steel tube of a mandrel. The employee then began removing the defective product. While the employee manually rotated the mandrel, their left middle finger was pinched between the mandrel and the positioning saddle on the underside of the mandrel, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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