Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Scalamandre Construction, John F. Kennedy International Airport, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a circular saw to cut wood when the wood got jammed and jumped and contacted their left hand. The employee sustained a laceration to their index finger and a partial amputation to the middle finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Saws except chainsaws
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