Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Carrabba's Italian Grill, 420 Peachtree Parkway, CUMMING, GEORGIA 30041
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting open a salmon packet when his knife amputated the tip of his left index finger.
AmputationFingertip(s)Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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