Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Building Supply, 743 Henrietta Creek Road, ROANOKE, TEXAS 76262
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a router when it cut his right little finger, causing an amputation through the bone.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Routers, molders
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