Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WOODLAND CABINETRY, INC., 2415 EAST HIGHWAY 10, SISSETON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57262
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a pocket jig machine. The employee's middle finger came into contact with the point of operation, and the employee suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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