MONTGOMERY, TEXAS—
Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe | Houston
Struck by suspended or swinging objects unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was moving an air-supported wall structure when the sweeper got stuck. While lifting it up, it swung back into place and amputated his left middle fingertip.
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