SENECA, KANSAS—
Fairview Express LLC
Entangled in other object or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Fairview Express LLC, 1769 Q Rd., SENECA, KANSAS 66538 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading cattle into a semi. The livestock became tangled in a rope. The employee grabbed the rope and the livestock pulled it; the employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
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