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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019054675 · 5/8/2019 · HD SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY, LTD.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
HD SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY, LTD.
Location
2525 12th Street, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34237
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bending rebar on a fabrication/bending machine when his right pinky finger was caught between the two ends of a piece of rebar as the ends overlapped to form a circle. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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