Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Juniper Landscaping of Florida, LLC, 1550NW 30th Avenue, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33069
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was mowing near a tree. A freshly cut branch protruding from the tree caught his left hand as he rode by on his standup mower. The employee's ring fingertip was amputated.
Hospitalized Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Lawn mower riding
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