Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Cold Storage, 15 EMERY STREET, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18015
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was adjusting push-back rack rollers in a freezer to remove a jam. When he released three of the rollers, the fourth crushed his finger. The tip of his little finger was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Racks-garment and other
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