Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at White Star Machinery, 835 NE Hwy 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66608
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder onto a bench vise for repairs. The vice rotated and the employee's left thumb was caught in a fitting hole. Then the cylinder rotated and caught the employee's thumb against the vise amputating the fingertip.