Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HardHat WorkForce Solutions, LLC, 13655 Pasteur Blvd, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA 33418
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was ascending in a scissor lift when his left thumb was caught between between the railing of the lift and a piece of equipment installed in the ceiling. The employee's thumb tip was amputated.
Hospitalized Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping
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