Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ideal Image, Inc, 115 Haas Drive, ENGLEWOOD, OHIO 45322
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a hand router when it kicked back and caught the employee's left little finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedRouters and molders-powered
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