Injured by object handled by person unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hubble Productions, LLC,, 1 Convent Road, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving furniture with a wheel caster when his right little finger was crushed between the caster and the furniture's base, resulting in a fracture and a fingertip amputation.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Furniture unspecified
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