Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Home Depot, 2525 Piedmont Rd NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30324
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a cellular shade cutter and amputated her right middle fingertip and lacerated her index finger.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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