GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI—
Pilot Travel Center, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pilot Travel Center, LLC, 9351 Canal Road, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI 39503 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was unjamming the bottom plate of a cardboard baler. The bottom plate popped up and pinched the employee's right index finger against the baler frame. The fingertip was amputated.
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