Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shoreline Foundation, Inc., 2781 SW 56th Avenue, PEMBROKE PARK, FLORIDA 33023
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was loading/unloading steel I beams when a steel I beam slipped off the crane hook and amputated two of the employee's toes.
HospitalizedAmputationToes(s), toenail(s)Beams-unattached metal
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