Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries Inc., 4660 POW-MIA Memorial Parkway Ste. 200, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32221
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working near a layup machine used in building solar panels. As the employee was removing a polyolefin elastomer (POE) roller shaft, their left little finger was pinched between the shaft and a cardboard core. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
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