Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hammer Haag Steel Inc., 12707 US HWY 19 North, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33764
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was rolling a piece of steel in the belt of a shape roller machine when his finger was pinched between two pieces of steel. His right ring and middle fingers were amputated.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
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