Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Westlake Royal Building Products, 1441 Universal Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee opened a butterfly valve on a material hopper control panel and then went to clear a jam. The valve closed on his left hand. His left index and middle fingers were medically amputated above the knuckle.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Machinery unspecified
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