Struck against object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tower Automotive, 12350 S. Avenue O, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60633
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was taking off his coat to start his shift when his left index finger hit scrap metal, causing a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedScrap metal
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