Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Thompson Pipe Group, 1003 MacArthur Blvd., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a paint machine when the pistons became stuck, so he applied lubricant oil to make them come loose. He was cleaning near the piston by hand when the piston suddenly came loose and caught the his right index fingertip, amputating it.
AmputationFingertip(s)Painting, priming, metal coating machinery