Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Memorial Sloan Kettering, 1275 York Ave., NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10065
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a small leak in a chilled water line using a threading machine to remove a fitting from a piece of pipe. As the employee adjusted the wrench, the machine activated. The employee's right index fingertip was caught between the wrench and a support bar and amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Threading and tapping machines
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Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
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