Slip or trip without fall, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC., 96 Wolf Rd., COLONIE, NEW YORK 12205
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting meat using a band saw when he slipped and/or twisted his ankle and reached out to catch himself. As he did so, his hand struck the band saw, resulting in a partial amputation to his right index finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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