Struck by falling object unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SanMar Corporation, 10940 New Kings Rd., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32219
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was fixing a metal plate on a dock when the plate fell and crushed his left middle and index fingers. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingers.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Loading docks, dock plates
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