Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Toppan Interamerica, Inc. , 379 Thousand Oak Blvd, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19543
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee suffered a partial right thumb tip amputation while trying to disengage an airline from a gear at a press infeed roller.
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