Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GEORGE'S INC, 9066 State Hwy W, CASSVILLE, MISSOURI 65625
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had three fingers on the right hand crushed when the glove that the employee was wearing got caught in a gear. Part of one finger had to be surgically amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, unspecified
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