Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., 327 Russell Street, HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 01035
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
While an employee was cutting product in the deli, the employee's knife came into contact with a hole in the employee's glove, amputating the left middle fingertip and fingernail.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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