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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032430 · 3/18/2024 · Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc.
Location
241 West Clarke Street, WILDWOOD, FLORIDA, 34785
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was training another employee to operate a machine. The operator's hand was caught in the conveyor system while reaching for a piece of piping resulting in amputation of their left ring finger at the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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