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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032619 · 3/22/2017 · Rita Temporaries, Inc./Rita Staffing

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 regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Rita Temporaries, Inc./Rita Staffing
Location
Key Safety Systems, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33811
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was removing a part from a neck down machine when the machine was activated via the foot control. His left middle fingertip was then caught and amputated in the machine's nip point.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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