Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., 3019 Scanlan Ave., SALINA, KANSAS 67401
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking under a production line when her finger touched the sprocket and chain amputating the left middle fingertip.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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