Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc., 1813 Cecil Webb Place, LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32060
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on a hitch, using a hydraulic vise to hold it in place. His left index finger was caught between the vise and the hitch, and his fingertip was crushed. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Vises, clamps
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