Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Diversified Foods and Seasonings, LLC, 1320 S 19th St, NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA 68410
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to move a pallet when his left pinky finger was caught between the pallet and a rack, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Skids, pallets
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