Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation, 135 National Rd., EDISON, NEW JERSEY 08817
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was removing a 25-pound cup conveyor part from a storage rack when he lost control of the part and it fell, crushing his finger between the part and the rack. He suffered a left index finger amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
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