Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fieldale Farms Corporation, 1540 Monroe Drive, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30507
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was conducting startup on a machine. They were using a manual pallet jack to bring the machine level with a conveyor belt so the wheels of the machine could be adjusted. The machine slipped off the pallet jack and caught the employee's left little finger against the floor. The finger was partially amputated.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Machinery unspecified
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