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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016099188 · 9/29/2016 · Jordan Mechanical Technical Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Jordan Mechanical Technical Corporation
Location
Anhouser Busch Metal Cans Facility, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32218
NAICS
532412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was leveling a washer machine that washes bottling equipment. He placed his hands underneath the machine to remove a shim inside of it when a 6-inch by 6-inch block support cracked, causing the machine to crush and amputate the upper part of his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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