GERALD, MISSOURI—
GERALD INDUSTRIES INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at GERALD INDUSTRIES INC., 625 W. Industrial Park, GERALD, MISSOURI 63037 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading an oil drum onto a hand truck. Upon placing the oil drum onto the hand truck, the employee's fingers were caught between the two objects. The employee sustained amputations of the right middle and index fingertips.
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