Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cove Shoe Company, 107 Higland Street, MARTINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 16662
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a boot turning machine when the employee's finger was caught in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
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