Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kohler, 4601 Hwy. 377 South, BROWNWOOD, TEXAS 76801
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
Two employees used lock out/tag out (LOTO) procedures to change carrier chains. The chains became stuck. When one employee tried to release the chains, stored pneumatic energy was released catching the employee's right ring finger and crushing it to the first knuckle resulting in a partial amputation.