Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALL AMERICAN POLY CORPORATION, 40 TURNER PL, PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY 08854
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was descending a fixed caged ladder when he missed the top rung and began to fall. He grabbed onto a vertical member of the cage assembly to catch himself and caught his right pinky in a 1/2-inch gap between the upright and a toe board section. His right pinky fingertip was amputated.
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