Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Give and Go Prepared Foods (USA) Corp., 41 Natcon Dr., SHIRLEY, NEW YORK 11967
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working with a depositor machine when the employee's index finger contacted the depositor, amputating it from the fingertip to the knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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