Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Elecnor Hawkeye, LLC, 78 Industrial Road, EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK 11937
on — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was overseeing the operation of a rope being respooled onto the drum of a wire winding machine. He went to remove a piece of wooden reel from the rope. His glove got snagged and his right hand was pulled into the roller, pinching his fingers between the machine's roller and the rope. The middle and index fingers were crushed.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Winders, unwinders
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