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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010782 · 1/24/2020 · METTRON CONTRACTING, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
METTRON CONTRACTING, INC.
Location
445 S Magnolia Ave, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32801
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attaching a shackle to a steel plate that was being lifted by a loader when the employee's left thumb was caught between the shackle and the steel plate, resulting in a left thumb amputation just past the fingernail. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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