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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020066095 · 6/30/2020 · United States Foundry & Manufacturing Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
United States Foundry & Manufacturing Corporation
Location
8351 NW 93rd Street, MEDLEY, FLORIDA, 33166
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a square pipe to dislodge material that was jammed in the outlet gate of a machine's oil filter. The square pipe pinched his left thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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