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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016042923 · 4/7/2016 · Jupiter Composites, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Jupiter Composites, Inc.
Location
8821 Grove Drive, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32514
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a new auger bag for the CNC machine when his right index finger was partially amputated by the auger blade. The safety tube covering the blades was not in place properly at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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