Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dogwood Canyon Foundation, 2038 West State Highway 86, LAMPE, MISSOURI 65681
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was chopping bacon when the knife amputated the tip of his thumb.
AmputationFingertip(s)Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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