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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201211504 · 12/8/2020 · Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center
Location
1324 37th Ave East,, BRADENTON, FLORIDA, 34208
NAICS
622210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting wood with a chop saw. As the employee fed wood into the saw, the blade caught the tips of their left index and middle fingers. The employee suffered soft-tissue amputations to both fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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