BARRIGADA, GUAM—
PEREZ BROTHERS INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PEREZ BROTHERS INC., 136 ADRIAN SANCHEZ STREET, BARRIGADA, GUAM 96913 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee had just closed the door to a block mixer when he noticed that the door was not closed tightly. As he re-closed the door, his right pinky fingertip was crushed and amputated between the door and the mixer bin.
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