MALTA, MONTANA—
CENTURY COMPANY, INC.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CENTURY COMPANY, INC., Old Hwy 2 , MALTA, MONTANA 59538 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was chipping asphalt in a dump truck. The employee tossed the spud bar from the truck and caught his right index finger between the spud bar and the truck body resulting in amputation of the first digit.
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