HELENA, MONTANA—
AutoZone
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AutoZone, 2711 N Montana Ave, HELENA, MONTANA 59601 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was handling a ladder on a sales floor when his left little finger got caught in the rungs. As the ladder tipped over, the finger was amputated at the knuckle.
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