Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FEDEX Ground Corporation, 233 Cravens Road, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was conducting maintenance on a telescoping conveyor belt when his left ring fingertip became caught, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
HospitalizedAmputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Conveyors belt, slot, chain
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