Struck by falling object unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lumber Liquidators store # 1212, 6550 Interstate Blvd, HORN LAKE, MISSISSIPPI 38637
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a stock truck when an 8-foot butcher block countertop fell onto their fingers, resulting in amputations to their left middle and ring fingertips.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Tables, desks, work surfaces
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