Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-09-06 | Belgium | Wisconsin | Cedar Valley Cheese, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
During unloading of a commercial water heater from a delivery truck, an employee's left index finger was pinched between a fork on the unloading vehicle and the top edge of the water heater. The left index finger was lacerated approximately 1 inch from the tip. A portion of the left index finger was surgically amputated. |