Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Caterpillar Work Tools, 2000 Texas Central Parkway, WACO, TEXAS 76712
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was moving a tie rod part from a cart to assemble into a larger part. The part slipped from his hands and when he tried to catch the 18 pound part his middle finger was crushed between the part and the table resulting in the amputation of the fingertip.
HospitalizedFingertip(s)Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified