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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024031891 · 3/1/2024 · Universal Forming, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Structural elements n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Universal Forming, Inc.
Location
4000 Lakeland Highlands Rd, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33812
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a steel post shore that was supporting a piece of plywood. While he was using a spud wrench to twist the post shore out of place, the post shore's upper section lowered and caught his fingertip, resulting a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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