Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at W & W / AFCO Steel, 1730 West Reno Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73106
on , Crushing injuries, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was working to move material off a skid with a 6,000-pound electro magnet. When he activated the magnet's release mechanism, his right thumb was caught between the release handle and the magnet, crushing his thumb tip.