Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at I.N.S.A., Inc., 122 Pleasant Street, EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01027
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
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