NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—
Staff Pro, LLC
Injured by object held or wielded by person · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Staff Pro, LLC, 555 Canal Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
A temporary employee was slicing vegetables using a mandolin slicer when it slipped and her right little finger contacted the blade. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the fingertip.
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