Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gilmore Moving & Storage, Inc., 844 South Adams Street, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32301
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On November 30, 2022, an employee was loading a bin containing paper for shredding during a rainstorm. His hand contacted the truck lifter's chain just as the mechanism that moved the bin was activated. The chain amputated a fingertip on his left hand, without bone loss.
AmputationFingertip(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
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