Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION, 705 N. SPARTA STREET, STEELEVILLE, ILLINOIS 62288
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a dried vegetables turntable in the stuffing department. The employee 's finger was along the side of the table when 1/8" to 1/4" of the right-hand index fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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