Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UPS Customer Center, 1683 West 19th Street, DALLAS, TEXAS 75261
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was connecting two dollies together when his left middle finger was crushed by a dolly, resulting in a partial amputation.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedVehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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