CHOCTAW, MISSISSIPPI—
Pearl River Resort
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pearl River Resort, 13541 Highway 16, CHOCTAW, MISSISSIPPI 39350 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a lawnmower. The mower was running, and its belt caught their right middle finger.
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CHOCTAW, MISSISSIPPI—
Pearl River Resort
An employee was walking in the area filling drink orders and tripped over a loose floor tile. The employee fell and broke their right leg.
CHOCTAW, MISSISSIPPI—
Pearl River Resort
An employee was on the lift gate of a box truck unloading when a cart containing food started rolling towards him. The employee jumped from the truck to the parking lot and fractured the right knee and left calcaneus.
CHOCTAW, MISSISSIPPI—
Pearl River Resort
An employee was rolling up a door on a truck and amputated his right index finger when it was caught in the folding door.
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