IRVING, TEXAS—
American Bottling Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at American Bottling Company, 2304 Century Center Blvd, IRVING, TEXAS 75062 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee's hand was on a dock lever as it was rising when his left middle finger became caught in the lever, resulting in an amputation.
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