Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Images Fabric Designs, LLC, 1401 Palmetto Road, VERONA, MISSISSIPPI 38879
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was working with a rivet machine when it triggered, causing an amputation to the employee's right thumb.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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