Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Union Corrugating Company, 600 N Sara Rd Suite B, YUKON, OKLAHOMA 73099
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working on the trim folder machine. The employee's left hand slipped and was caught in the machine resulting in fractures to the index and middle fingers.
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