Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sulzer, 11521 Industriplex Boulevard, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was power-tapping a hole in a pump stuffing/packing box using a vertical knee mill. The employee was wiping away metal debris with his gloved hand when the glove became entangled on the rotating tap and pulled the employee's fingers around, cutting through the glove. The employee's left pinky finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified