Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at University of Miami, 5185 Ponce de Leon Blvd, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33146
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw for the fabrication of a drawer and sustained an amputation of the tip of the left thumb without bone loss.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Stationary saws table
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