Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Morrison Products, 169 Etowah Industrial Court, CANTON, GEORGIA 30114
on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the thumb(s).
Watch Morrison Products for freeGet an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Morrison Products is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Final narrative
The injured employee was being trained as a spot welder. He went to move an adjustment knob on a hydraulic cylinder to bring the tips of the welder closer together. The welding machine actuated and the injured employee's left thumb was crushed by the hydraulic cylinder resulting in an amputation from the top knuckle to the thumb tip.