Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at F.D. Thomas, Inc., 1530 Farm Road 973, TAYLOR, TEXAS 76574
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was using a 4-inch angle grinder with the tool's tether wrapped around his left little finger to keep it out of the way. The tether got caught by the rotating grinder disc and pulled the employee's left little finger into the disc, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.