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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023031964 · 3/2/2023 · PCP Group, 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
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
PCP Group, LLC
Location
4801 Ulmerton Rd., CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33762
NAICS
313310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an air gun to blow cotton out of a textile machine when the machine pulled the employee's shirt and left arm into the machine gears and roller. The employee's left little finger was amputated and they sustained a severe injury to the right forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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