Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Buckingham Manufacturing CO, 72 Grosset Drive, KIRKWOOD, NEW YORK 13795
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On September 28, 2020, an employee was cutting straps with a round knife machine. The blade partially amputated his left middle finger, cutting through the bone.
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