Struck by suspended or swinging objects unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston, 600 Margaritaville, MONTGOMERY, TEXAS 77356
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving an air-supported wall structure when the sweeper got stuck. While lifting it up, it swung back into place and amputated his left middle fingertip.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Partitions
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