OCALA, FLORIDA—
People Ready
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at People Ready , 4600 SW 46th Ct. , OCALA, FLORIDA 34474 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was lifting a transformer from on top of a pallet when his left index finger was caught between the pallet and the floor, resulting in a partial amputation of his left index finger.
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