Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Envelope, 150 Industrial Park Drive, MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA 18344
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was making an adjustment on an envelope machine when their left hand was caught in a rotating part. The employee sustained three finger amputations.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, unspecified
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