Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Weis Markets, 618 S. 2nd Street, SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA 17801
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was placing a roll of plastic film onto a thermoforming machine when two fingertips on his right hand were amputated by the machine.
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