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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077781 · 7/30/2019 · Suwannee Valley Grassing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Harvesters, reapers

Employer

Name
Suwannee Valley Grassing, Inc.
Location
CR 137 Sod Field, WHITE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 32096
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was leaning against a sod harvester machine when his right thumb got caught between the conveyor belt and the pulley causing the amputation of the thumb from the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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