Struck by falling object unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, 1669 Lake Avenue, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14650
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was moving a cylinder onto a hand truck when it fell, making contact with her lower left leg and crushing her left little finger against the floor. She suffered a partial amputation to the finger and a fracture to the lower leg.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Vehicle and machine parts unspecified
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