Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HERR FOODS, INC., 5 Mary Way, HAINESPORT, NEW JERSEY 08036
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was unloading his truck when the truck door closed on his finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Doors, hatches vehicle and machine cabin
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