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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017010978 · 1/31/2017 · ALSCO INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
ALSCO INC.
Location
1213 S DIVISION AVE, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32805
NAICS
812331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a chain and sprocket assembly on a laundry folding machine when his glove was pulled in between the chain and sprocket resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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