Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Temco Logistics, 191 S. Plank Rd Newburgh, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 12550
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was delivering goods to a customer. He was folding the truck's lift gate when his left middle finger was pinched in the lift gate, resulting in an amputation.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Trucks unspecified
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