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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017032422 · 3/16/2017 · Lakeway Publishers, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Lakeway Publishers, Inc.
Location
7060 Havertys Way, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33805
NAICS
519130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was shutting down the stacker machine and amputated the right ring finger to the first joint when the machine caught his finger between the belt and the gear.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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