Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Miller Electric Company, 215 County Road 216, PALATKA, FLORIDA 32177
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee and his co-worker were feeding ground wire underneath a transformer cabinet. His co-worker was pushing down on the ground cable with a metal framing system when the tension on the cable released, causing the metal framing system to drop down onto the employee's right hand. As a result, the employee sustained an amputation of the right index finger above the first knuckle.
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