Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Wood Fibers, Inc., 2500 Owens Road, CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO 43113
on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A maintenance employee was working to unclog a conveying system. He bent over to pick up a tool from the ground and attempted to steady himself using the machine's airlock. The machine actuated and amputated four fingers from his left hand. The airlock was not guarded at the time of the incident.