Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DIVERSITECH CORPORATION, 1512 OLD COVINGTON HWY, CONYERS, GEORGIA 30012
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working at a shaker. His fingers were pinched between a concrete mold and the shaker, and his right middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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