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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109693 · 10/13/2016 · Tampa Steel Erecting Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Tampa Steel Erecting Company
Location
5127 BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the alignment on a blasting machine while it was locked out. The injured employee reached into the machine to check clearance when another employee rotated the wheel by hand. The injured employee suffered the amputation of 3/16 of the index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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