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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017066013 · 6/17/2017 · Residential Elevators, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary source
Vises, clamps

Employer

Name
Residential Elevators, LLC
Location
3226 Nautical S., SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33712
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using vise grips while changing out components and wiring to an elevator when the vise grips failed, allowing the components to fall and catch the employee's left thumb between the cable and a sheave. The employee's left thumb tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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