Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc., 87 18th Street, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA 26003
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing a popsicle stick from a frozen treat machine when their glove was caught in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation on the right hand.
HospitalizedFingertip(s)Special process machinery, unspecified
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