PARSONS, KANSAS—
GRANDVIEW PRODUCTS CO., INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Crushing injuries
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at GRANDVIEW PRODUCTS CO., INC., 1601 SUPERIOR DR., PARSONS, KANSAS 67357 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was dry fitting a door (making sure all of the pieces fit together before gluing and nailing) and clamped her index, middle, and ring fingers in the horizontal clamp.
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