Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Paul DeLima Co., Inc., 8550 Pardee Road, CICERO, NEW YORK 13039
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning roasting equipment when his hand entered an airlock unit, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, unspecified
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