Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SIGMA STRETCH FILM, PAGE & SCHUYLER AVENUE, BLDG 5, LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY 07071
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
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