Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lauren Manufacturing, 2228 Reiser Avenue SE, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO 44663
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting rubber parts on a bench cutter when the blade came down and cut her right middle finger (possible amputation).
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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