Struck by falling object unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Central Street Consortium, 1501 Central St, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was removing a concrete step from a mock-up structure. The step slipped off the tools used to remove it and fell on the employee's left hand, resulting in an amputation to the middle finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Structural elements n.e.c.
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