Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Boyd Corporation, 325 Jeanette E. Barrett Industrial Blvd, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092
on — Amputations, affecting the Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing parts from a CNC machine after the completion of a cycle. Upon machine restart, the employee noticed a T-wrench tool had been left inside the machine. The employee reached to remove the tool when their glove contacted the face mill insert, resulting in a partial amputation to the right index finger.
HospitalizedAmputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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