CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA—
Hobby Lobby
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hobby Lobby, 1695 Lincoln Way East, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17202 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
The employee was unloading skids from a truck when his right index finger was caught under the skid, cutting the ligament.
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