WRIGHTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Donsco, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Donsco, Inc., 124 North Front Street, WRIGHTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17368 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
At 6:00 PM, an employee was doing his normal set-up duties. To check for sand, he reached into the top of the magazine and the clamp came down on his finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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