Struck by falling object unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CREATIVE MULTICARE, LLC, 2567 White Mill Road, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30034
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a cast iron pipe when the pipe fell onto his right hand, resulting in amputation of the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedAmputation Thumb(s) Pipes, tubes metal
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