Hartzell Hardwoods
2025-08-31 · PIQUA, OHIO
Final narrative
On August 31, 2025, an employee was pulling a belt around a pulley when their right ring finger was caught between the pulley and the belt for the underdraft fan. The finger was lacerated and the employee was hospitalized.
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