Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ancortex, Inc
Start: 4/28/2016

1 amputation · 2016043521 · 4/28/2016 · Ancortex, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: Ancortex, Inc
Location: WWRF City of Largo, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33760
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was positioning steel casing with a synthetic web sling. As he removed the sling from the casing, the casing shifted and pinched his left middle finger between the casing and the clamp set to receive the next piece, partially amputating his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown