Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Finger Lakes Envirotech LLC, 186 and SR415, PAINTED POST, NEW YORK 14870
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was breaking down a portable traffic control device, an illuminated arrow board that folded in half vertically. As he was folding it, it fell quickly. His right little finger was caught in its hinge and the fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Road signs
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