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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015085408 · 8/4/2015 · SOUTH SEAS ISLAND RESORT

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
SOUTH SEAS ISLAND RESORT
Location
5400 PLANTATION ROAD, CAPTIVA, FLORIDA, 33971
NAICS
721110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had a piece of weed eater cord tied around his left thumb while driving a golf cart. The weed eater string became entangled in the wheel of the golf cart, causing a partial amputation of his left thumb below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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