Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Unisand Inc, 1097 Industrial Parkway, MEDINA, OHIO 44256
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a slitter machine to cut an 8-inch sanding belt into two 4-inch belts. The employee's middle finger was caught by the sanding belt and pulled into the slitter knife, which amputated the finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Cutters, slitters, winders paper production
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