Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Dept of Justice, Old NC Hwy 75, BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA 27509
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a snap machine. The machine activated while his left index finger was between its upper press fixture and the lower die holder, and he suffered a skin avulsion with bone damage. He underwent a medical amputation of a portion of the left index finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Textile, apparel, leather production machinery n.e.c.
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