Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fire Equipment Inc, 626 Lynnway, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS 01901
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a pipe grooving machine to groove an 8-inch pipe. His gloved index finger on his left hand was caught between the groover and the pipe, crushing the top part of his finger. The employee's left index finger was partially amputated.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery n.e.c.
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