Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Energizer Holdings, 2800 Concord Drive, VANDALIA, OHIO 45377
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
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