GRAPEVINE, TEXAS—
J.F Jennings Glass Corporation
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
Final narrative
An employee was cutting wood wedges with a skill saw on a boom lift when the saw jumped and cut the three middle fingers on his left hand. His middle finger was amputated from the bottom of the fingernail up.
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