Injured by object handled by person unspecified · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ADF International, Inc., 1900 Great Bear Ave, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA 59404
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was moving a steel frame by hand when his right middle finger was pinched between the frame and a steel saw horse. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the finger and the removal of skin that required surgery and hospitalization.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Structural elements n.e.c.
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