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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042441 · 4/29/2015 · Diamondback Manufacturing, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Diamondback Manufacturing, LLC
Location
1060 Cox Road, COCOA, FLORIDA, 32926
NAICS
336612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's right middle fingertip was amputated on a Shear machine. The cylinder, which comes down with the guard and holds the material in place, came down onto the employee's finger when he engaged the foot pedal.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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