STERLING, ILLINOIS—
P & P Industries, Inc.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Amputations
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving a mold from a racking system when the employee tripped over the support to an upright on the vacuum tube. The employee fell while holding the mold. Upon hitting the ground, the mold smashed the employee's right-hand index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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