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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016065574 · 6/22/2016 · Total Electric Contracting, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Total Electric Contracting, LLC
Location
2824 Hwy 27 South, SEBRING, FLORIDA, 33870
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a tugger to pull electrical wiring when his right pinky finger was caught between the wheel on the tugger and the rope being used to pull the wiring, amputating his pinky fingertip and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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