Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LSG SKY CHEFS INC., 3500 NW 24TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33142
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Changing the brushes of an engine. A cable got caught by the rotating engine. The employee attempted to retrieve it and his right hand was pulled to the engine. He suffered a severe laceration on the upper part of the hand.
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