Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tops Products LLC, 15 Williams Drive, UNION, MISSOURI 63084
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee's finger was amputated in a machine.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Machinery unspecified
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