YORK, PENNSYLVANIA—
Speciality Fabricators Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
Final narrative
An employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his thumb while assisting in rolling metal into a power roller machine. The employee reached back to get a better hold on the material when his thumb got too close to the rolls. His thumb was caught between a roll and the metal. The second employee backed the rolls up to release the thumb.
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