Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northrop Grumman Ammunition Plant, 25201 MO-78, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 64056
on , Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning out metal cup casings around a chain, sprocket, and rotating shaft during maintenance. The machine was turned on while the employee's hand was in a pinch point. The employee's fingers were caught in the machine's chain and sprocket, and the employee suffered a broken right arm and possible finger amputations.