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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010720 · 1/26/2021 · Hometown Auto Service and Transmission

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hometown Auto Service and Transmission
Location
2227 South Ridgewood Avenue, SOUTH DAYTONA, FLORIDA, 32119
NAICS
811113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 26, 2021, an employee was adjusting the bed height of a hydraulic press. The table/bed adjustment handle slipped and the table dropped on the employee's right hand. The employee's thumb was crushed between the bed and one of the pins the employee had been adjusting, and the thumb tip was amputated without bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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