NAMPA, IDAHO—
Pacific Hide and Fur Depot
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pacific Hide and Fur Depot, 2515 East Comstock Road , NAMPA, IDAHO 83687 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was sorting metals from non-ferrous material with a handheld magnet when his right thumb tip was crushed between the magnet and the metal wall of a bin, amputating part of his nail and soft tissue.
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