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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010489 · 1/19/2021 · Service Electric Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name
Service Electric Company, Inc.
Location
1078 Wetland Ridge Circle, MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA, 32050
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 19, 2021, an employee was loosening the nut on an auger retention bolt with his right hand while supporting himself with his left hand against a drilling machine when a bar on the machine came down and pinned his hand. His hand became caught and he suffered the amputation of his left thumb and ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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