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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021515 · 2/14/2020 · Blueline Mechanical, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Blueline Mechanical, LLC
Location
4611 107 Cir N, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33762
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shear press to cut metal and cardboard. The press activated while the employee's fingers were in the point of operation and amputated the top of the employee's left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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