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Amputations
1 amputation · 2016099014 · 9/23/2016 · REPUBLIC METALS REFINING CORPORATION
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- 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
- Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- REPUBLIC METALS REFINING CORPORATION
- Location
- 12900 NW 38TH AVENUE, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
- NAICS
- 331492
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a coin press when it crushed and amputated her middle fingertip. The press guard was in place at the time.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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