Intentional self-harm n.e.c. · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Magnesita Refractories, 425 South Salem Church Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17408
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was resetting the robot at the control panel after a light curtain fault when their hand struck the control panel. This created a gap that his finger became caught in. When he removed his hand, he sustained a soft tissue amputation to his left little finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Activities and conditions of injured, ill worker n.e.c.
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