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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191011142 · 10/25/2019 · Poly Vinyl Creations, 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 during regular operation
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
Poly Vinyl Creations, Inc.
Location
11313 S.R. 52, HUDSON, FLORIDA, 34669
NAICS
326121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a notch on a piece of plastic using a notching machine. The machine caught the employee's finger and caused a partial amputation (skin of the nail and nailbed) to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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