HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA—
PLANT LIFE FARMS, LLC
Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PLANT LIFE FARMS, LLC, 27805 SW 197 Ave , HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA 33030 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking from his car to the nursery entrance and was bitten by a stray dog resulting in the loss of a thumb tip.
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