Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Universal Bookbindery Inc, 1200 North Colorado Street, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78207
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was setting up a board-cutting machine when their right hand was caught in the machine. The employee sustained a crush injury to the hand that involved the tendons.
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