Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions, 2075 East State Street, HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY 08619
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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