Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cleveland - Cliffs Inc., 1 Armco Drive, LYNDORA, PENNSYLVANIA 16045
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee and co-worker were participating in a hands-on alignment training of a device that consisted of an electric drive motor, a belt, pulleys, a chain, and sprockets. The employee finished checking the tension and alignment on the training aid and prepared to energize the device s motor to spin the chain and check their work. The device activated causing the injured employee s right ring finger to become caught between the chain and sprocket. The employee suffered a fingertip injury resulting in amputation down to the first joint.