BLACK HAWK, COLORADO—
Jacobs Entertainment Inc
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Jacobs Entertainment Inc, 240 Main St, BLACK HAWK, COLORADO 80422 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was restocking a soda vending machine when her finger was pinched in the door resulting in a 1/4 inch amputation of the right middle finger.
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