Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dais Corporation, 11552 Prosperous Drive, ODESSA, FLORIDA 33556
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing a block of wood from a hydraulic table cart when the platform came down on his left middle finger, catching it against the cart and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
HospitalizedAmputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Jacks
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