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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211434 · 12/7/2016 · Army and Air Force Exchange Service

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
Secondary source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Location
3108 N Boundary Blvd, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33608
NAICS
447110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading bags of ice when the ice machine became jammed. The employee was using a metal pole to unload the auger when the auger grabbed the pole and pinned the employee's left index finger to the machine, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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