Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Little Caesars, 3096 Southwest Blvd, GROVE CITY, OHIO 43123
on — Fractures, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a dough sheeting machine. The machine pulled in the employee's right hand, crushing the middle finger and causing a closed fracture of the ring fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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