Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RAD Engineered Wood Products, 531 Maple St., NESCOPECK, PENNSYLVANIA 18635
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at approximately 6:15 AM, employees were attempting to unjam the end-matcher machine. The load chain was placed in reverse, and a lug on the chain pulled an employee's right thumb into a guarded area, amputating the tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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