Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Axium Packaging LLC, 355 North Shamrock Road, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65101
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
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