Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NY Embroidery Studio, 140 58th Street, Building A, Unit 8, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11220
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee's hand was caught in a machine. Four of the employee's fingers, and half of the fifth, were amputated.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Machinery unspecified
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