Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gerdau, 2411 East Audie Murphy Parkway, FARMERSVILLE, TEXAS 75442
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was attempting to free the arm piece of a pneumatically operated shear line machine. The machine's arm became free and caught the employee's right index finger between the arm and the frame of the machine, amputating it.