Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Artco-Bell Corporation, 1302 Industrial Blvd, TEMPLE, TEXAS 76504
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On October 17, 2023, at 4:20 p.m., an employee and two co-workers were repairing a bearing located on the belt of a dust collector. The employee was manually rotating the belts to investigate the bearings when his left ring and middle fingers were caught between the belts and a pulley. The employee suffered amputations to both fingertips.
AmputationFingertip(s)Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
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