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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017054584 · 5/20/2017 · MET-CON, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Benches, workbenches, saw horses

Employer

Name
MET-CON, INC.
Location
Kennedy Space Center, TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, 32796
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was turning a saw horse when the saw horse's bay metal tube slipped and pinched his right index and middle fingers. His middle finger was fractured, and his index fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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