BUFFALO, NEW YORK—
Lactalis American Group, Inc
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lactalis American Group, Inc, 2375 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14220 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the guide rail on a conveyor. The conveyor caught his left middle finger and pinched it under the rail, causing a partial amputation of the finger.
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