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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020043693 · 4/21/2020 · Cox Wholesale Seafood, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Augers, plumbing snakes-powered
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Cox Wholesale Seafood, LLC
Location
5806 North Occident Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33614
NAICS
453998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a motorized drain auger to unclog a machine. A spinning spiral mechanism (which turned the auger) caught his thick leather glove and cut off the tip of his right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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