Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AXIOM IMPRESSIONS II, LLC, 3200 E Heartland Drive, LIBERTY, MISSOURI 64068
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was running a printing machine when it became jammed. The employee's left hand then became caught in the printing machine and two fingers were crushed. A portion of the left middle finger needed to be medically amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedPrinting machinery and equipment, unspecified
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