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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119683 · 11/9/2021 · Surterra Florida, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Surterra Florida, LLC
Location
2324 West Lake Drive, WIMAUMA, FLORIDA, 33598
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a mint press machine. The rag the employee was using got tangled in the rotating tabletop and drew their finger into the press punch. The employee's right middle fingertip was struck by one of the mint press die punches, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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