Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at White Plains Coat & Apron, Inc., 59th Street and 1st Ave, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
Two of an employee's fingers became caught in the lift gate of a delivery truck. The employee sustained cuts to both fingers, and his left index finger was partially amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedDelivery truck or van
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