Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Industrial Drives and Controls Inc., 44 Berkshire Road, SANDY HOOK, CONNECTICUT 06482
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a wire pulling machine to feed wire into a building. The wire got tangled and the employee attempted to straighten the rope. His finger became caught in unguarded moving parts. The employee sustained a severe laceration that resulted in a medical amputation.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Other material and personnel handling machinery n.e.c.
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