Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Transcontinental H.S. Crocker Inc., 12100 Smith Drive, HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS 60142
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a jam in a machine when it cycled. His hand was caught in the die, resulting in the amputation of two fingertips.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Machinery unspecified
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