Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mod-Pac Corp., 1801 Elmwood Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14207
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a sheeter. He had pried up a steel access plate and was lifting it when it slipped and fell on his left middle finger. The finger was pinched against the floor, and part of the fingernail and fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
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