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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016065752 · 6/27/2016 · VUTECH Management Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
VUTECH Management Corp.
Location
11711 W. Semple Rd., CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 33065
NAICS
333316
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inserting a piece of aluminum into the rotating piece of a horizontal lathe when his right-hand pinky finger was amputated at the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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