Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MARINE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS, 1401 Tower Road, LEBANON, MISSOURI 65536
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was preparing a plastic part for the oven when their hand got caught between the plastic part and a clamp, resulting in an amputation of their right thumb tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Clamps, couplings
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