Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ContiTech Thermopol, LLC., 9 Interstate Drive, SOMERSWORTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03878
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee sustained a severe hand injury after a finger got caught on a piece of metal while descending a mobile stair tower. The employee tore a significant amount of flesh from the hand/finger, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedStructures and surfaces, n.e.c.
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