Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Roosevelt Paper Company, One Roosevelt Drive, MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a heat press machine. His right foot was caught between a paper roller and the heat press, resulting in amputation of a toe.
HospitalizedAmputation Toes(s), toenail(s) Paper production machinery unspecified
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