ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS·
Martin Automatic, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Martin Automatic, Inc., 1661 Northrock Ct., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61103 on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was assembling equipment. He was making a controlled adjustment to a pneumatic cylinder by slowly adding air pressure. As the pressure built, one of the safety latches dis-engaged, causing the cylinder to move suddenly and crush the employee's left middle finger against a mounting bracket. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
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