Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mid-America Apartments, LP., MAA Midtown Square, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
A trash bin crushed an employee's hand as he was moving it. His right middle finger was partially amputated and required surgery.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Tanks, bins, vats except confined space
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