STORRS MANSFIELD, CONNECTICUT—
Sodexo Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sodexo Inc., 2111 Hillside Road, STORRS MANSFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06269 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee and a coworker were lifting a foot cart over a step when the cart shifted and pinned the employee's right pinky between the cart and the ground, amputating his fingertip.
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