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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043284 · 4/19/2016 · FLORIDA METAL SERVICES, 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 regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
FLORIDA METAL SERVICES, INC.
Location
6951 108TH AVE., N., LARGO, FLORIDA, 33777
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing a part into a brake press machine to form it when the machine activated before he removed his finger. The top die pinched off the end of his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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