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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010720 · 1/23/2023 · Advanced Aluminum of Polk County, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Advanced Aluminum of Polk County, Inc.
Location
2941 Parkway Street, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33811
NAICS
332311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was measuring a piece of pipe on a metal cutting machine. The machine amputated the employee's left ring finger at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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