Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Industrial Lighting Products, LLC, 519 Codisco Way, SANFORD, FLORIDA 32771
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was changing a tool on a turret machine when the tip of his right index finger was crushed, resulting in a partial amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Punch presses
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