PERRY, FLORIDA—
PACEM Defense LLC
Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
Final narrative
An employee was making a fine adjustment after a tooling change on a pyrotechnic pellet press when the machine interface was actuated. The bottom piston on the press crushed his left hand, resulting in fractures to his index, middle, and ring fingers with tendon damage to the middle finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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