Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U. S. Dept of Navy, THE FLEET READINESS CENTER, CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA 28533
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Employee's finger was amputated when he placed his hand in a pinch point during a test.
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