Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Greenbrier Central, LLC, 7755 Highway 34 E, MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS 72443
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was moving a rolling platform into position. As he approached the staging position, he placed his left hand on the outside of the platform's upright and his middle finger was crushed between the upright and a railcar, resulting in a partial amputation.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Self-supporting scaffolds or staging
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