FORT MYERS, FLORIDA—
Gair Enterprises LLC
Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. · Amputations involving bone loss
Final narrative
An employee was loading sliding glass door panels when a door panel crushed their right index fingertip. The employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
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