Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Broad Street Commons, 186 Broad Street, GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK 12801
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a frame with a saw and partially amputated their right little finger.
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