Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at XPONENT GLOBAL, INC., 30 tower street, HUDSON, MASSACHUSETTS 01749
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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