Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fives North American Combustion, Inc., 4455 East 71st Street, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44105
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was changing the tool on a manual drill press when their hand was pulled into the spindle of the press, amputating the tip of their right index finger.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Stationary drills, milling machinery
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