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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098951 · 9/19/2017 · Nursery Supplies, Inc.

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, unspecified
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Nursery Supplies, Inc.
Location
2050 Avenue A, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, 34758
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to adjust a pot on a blow mold machine when the employee's right hand slipped and was caught in the mold. As the employee pulled the hand out, the mold amputated the pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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