Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rivian Automotive, LLC, 100 Rivian Motorway, NORMAL, ILLINOIS 61761
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
On March 19, 2024, an employee was performing maintenance on a press ram when their fingers got caught between the clinch nut and the press pinch point, resulting in a partial amputation to a finger on their left hand.
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