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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015031526 · 3/27/2015 · DYNAMET INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
DYNAMET INC.
Location
14000 49TH STREET, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33713
NAICS
331491
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding metal stock into a straightening roll machine when his right index fingertip and glove got caught in the rollers, amputating the right index fingertip (without bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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