WEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND—
Amtrol Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
Final narrative
An employee inserted an Allen key into the soft step adjuster of a lip groover to adjust the machine's tension. His left pinky finger was positioned near the machine shaft and shaft housing. The work cell was not de-energized at the time. As he was making the adjustment, the machine cycled, pulling the shaft into the housing and amputating approximately half of his left pinky finger.
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