Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at W&W/ AFCO Steel LLC, 2221 Erskine St., LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79415
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting plate and pushing a 3/8 inch thick carbon steel plate under a shear when his index finger got caught in between the hydraulic stopper and the shear, smashing his index finger. The employee was sent to the hospital where his finger was amputated.