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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024054006 · 5/7/2024 · Medxcel

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
Medxcel
Location
5151 N. 9th Ave, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32504
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was investigating a smell coming from an HVAC unit. They shut the unit off and checked to see if the belt was hot and smoking when their left hand contacted the belt that was still moving, resulting in a partial amputation of their index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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