Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at VAC-CON, INC., 969 HALL PARK DR., GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32043
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's right index fingertip was caught and amputated in a hose reel assembly on a new construction truck.
AmputationFingertip(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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