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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010369 · 1/12/2023 · Transcor Recycling LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Mineral sorters, separators, concentrators
Secondary source
Suits, coats, jackets

Employer

Name
Transcor Recycling LLC
Location
1921 N. 53rd St., TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to adjust the conveyor belt roller on a dirt tower screen. Their jacket became caught on the conveyor belt roller and they sustained a crushed forearm and right finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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