Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Interstate Highway Signs, 7415 Lindsey Rd, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was processing metal bars in a press machine when their left index finger was crushed and amputated.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Stamping machinery, presses except printing
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