Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Precision Signs.com, 243 Dixon Ave, AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK 11701
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was using a router machine to cut a piece of wood. The wood shifted and his right middle finger was pulled into the machine. The blade cut through the nail of his right middle finger.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
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An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
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