Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Agri-Ventures Corp., FM 1710, WOODSON, TEXAS 76491
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was loading a cow into a chute when the cow raised her head and smashed the employee's right hand next to the chute, amputating her pinky finger to the first joint.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Cattle and other bovines
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