GREAT FALLS, MONTANA—
Tractor & Equipment Company
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tractor & Equipment Company, 4001 River Drive North, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA 59401 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pressure washing and lost control of the belly pan and the hold-down loop which smashed their finger. The first digit of the right pinky finger was amputated.
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