Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BINGHAMTON PRECAST & SUPPLY CORP, 18 Phelps Street, BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK 13901
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's fingers were pinched between a mold panel and the ground. Three of the employee's fingertips were amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
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