Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Eldridge Supply Company, Inc., Jonathan Gschwend Farm, LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS 72642
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was changing a cylinder on a combine tractor. The cylinder reel slipped and dropped onto the employee's left hand, amputating the thumb and breaking the middle finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, unspecified
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