Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H & R harvesting LLC, 27502 County Road 880, BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA 33430
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was supporting a wing on a corn harvesting machine when the wing shifted, catching his hands and fingers between the pole and wing frame. The employee sustained fractures, lacerations, and a finger amputation.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Harvesting and threshing machinery, unspecified
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