Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Morgan Advanced Materials, 1118 East 2nd Street, COUDERSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 16915
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cutting carbon blanks on a band saw. His hand slipped and contacted the blade, which cut three-quarters of the way through his right middle finger, resulting in medical amputation.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Stationary saws band
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