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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

TKM FARMS, INC.

Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TKM FARMS, INC., 2305 CYPRESS LANE, BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA 33430 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee's fingertip was amputated by a hedge clipper.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Cutting handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.

TKM FARMS, INC.

The injured employee and his coworkers were riding the bus to the jobsite. There was a dirt bump in the road and the driver lost control of the bus. The employee sustained a possible head injury and injuries to his right hip and right hand.

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