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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181112023 · 11/23/2018 · Dean Steel Buildings, 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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.
Location
2929 Industrial Ave., FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33901
NAICS
332311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee at Dean Steel Buildings, Inc., was operating a flashing machine to bend siding when the machine was activated via the foot pedal and pinched his right hand with the material he was bending. This resulted in a fourth finger amputation and a partial right middle fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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