Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Sherwin Williams Company, 401 West Las Colinas Blvd, IRVING, TEXAS 75039
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was delivering 5-gallon buckets of block filler and set a 60-pound bucket down on his little finger, crushing it. The employee sustained the amputation of the fingertip.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Buckets, baskets, pails
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