Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Parcel Service, 3930 Pleasantdale Rd, DORAVILLE, GEORGIA 30340
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was rearranging a package on a conveyor when his left middle finger was caught in the conveyor's rollers, resulting in an amputation to his left middle fingertip.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Conveyors belt, slot, chain
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