Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Don Miguel Mexican Foods, Inc., 9650 Chartwell Dr., DALLAS, TEXAS 75243
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was loading film into a packaging machine when the machine activated and partially amputated the employee's right middle finger.
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