Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at North American Midway Entertainment, Miami Dade County Fairgrounds, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33165
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was dismantling a giant theme park wheel. As the injured employee was putting a pin on a screw jack, another employee who was holding the screw jack let it go. The screw jack fell on the injured employee's finger, severing the fingertip.
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