Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keymark Corporation, 1188 Cayadutta Street, FONDA, NEW YORK 12068
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a wrench to tighten a header bolt nut to a vertical load rack. The wrench slipped off the nut, and the employee's little finger was caught between its handle and a beam. The fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Wrenches-power not determined
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