Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, 1343 West Baltimore Pike, MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19063
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was taking a knife out of it's holder when it slipped out of his hand and amputated his left little fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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