Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Scout Surface Solutions, 3835 Windmill Rd., JOSHUA, TEXAS 76058
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a torque wrench to tighten bolts on a studded adapter when their right index finger was caught between the wrench head and the bolts. The finger was amputated above the first knuckle.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Oil drilling rigs and machinery
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