Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NBC Philadelphia Merchants, 2760 Red Lion Road, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19114
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee suffered an open fracture to the right middle fingertip. The fingertip was partially amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Nonclassifiable
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