Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pall Corporation, 1750 Filter Dr., DELAND, FLORIDA 32724
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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An employee was operating a hydraulic shear machine. He was positioning the metal when the shear activated and amputated his right index and middle fingertips.
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